Cerro Gavilantepeque volcano
Updated: Jun 2, 2023 11:33 GMT -
Shield 1280 m / 4199 ft
Honduras, 14°N / -87.18°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Honduras, 14°N / -87.18°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Cerro Gavilantepeque volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
Friday, May 26, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
May 26, 2023 6:30 am (GMT -6) (May 26, 2023 12:30 GMT) | 3.1 5 km | 34 km (21 mi) Departamento de El Paraiso, 41 km southeast of Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Background
Cerro Gavilantepeque is a small Quaternary basaltic shield volcano located about 10 km SSE of Tegucigalpa. Small remnants of lava flows cap adjacent mesas.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS