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Volcanoes of Southern Mexico (6)

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El Chichón volcano in southern Mexico forms a broad symmetrical cone with a diameter of 10 km at itsbase and is capped by a 600 m wide crater containing a 80 m high andesitic lava dome.
El Chichón became famous for its large eruption in 1982 that affected the world's climat... [more info]

Huitepec

(Lava dome 2744 m / 9003 ft)

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Mispia

(Lava dome(s) 1750 m / 5741 ft)

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San Martin Pajapan

(Stratovolcano(es) 1250 m / 4101 ft)

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Tacana

(stratovolcano 4060 m / 13,320 ft)

Tacaná volcano on the Mexican-Guatemalan border is a symmetrical stratovolcano rising 1800 m above its base and forms the NW end of the Central American Volcanic Belt.
Tacana consists of overlapping volcanic edifices, reflecting a migration of vents from the NE to the SW o... [more info]

Tacana volcano (Mexico / Guatemala): shallow earthquakes

A number of shallow earthquakes has occurred recently under the volcano. The largest was a magnitude 4.0 event at 5 km depth under the eastern flank. No reports of unusual activity at the volcano are available. ... Read all

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