Chiquimula Volcanic Field Volcano
Updated: Jan 20, 2025 12:10 GMT -
Cinder cones 1192 m / 3,911 ft
Guatemala, 14.83°N / -89.55°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Guatemala, 14.83°N / -89.55°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
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Background
The Chiquimula volcanic field occupies a fault-bounded basin underlain by Cretaceous plutonic rocks in the Chiquimula Valley of SE Guatemala. Initial eruptions during the Pleistocene produced mesa-forming basaltic lava flows along the N-S-trending fault forming the eastern edge of the Ipala graben. These were followed by the eruption of widespread lava flows NW of Chiquimula town that covered about 12 sq km. The most recent eruptions produced basaltic cinder cones and lava flows near the northern edge of Chiquimula town. The cinder cones were constructed along a N-S-trending fracture, with Cerro Grande at the northern end being the largest and Cerro Chiquito at the southern end being the youngest. The lava flows from Cerro Chiquito are so fresh and sparsely vegetated they were considered by Williams et al. (1964) to possibly be less than 1000 years old.---
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Chiquimula Volcanic Field Volcano Maps
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Satellite/aerial-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Chiquimula Volcanic Field volcano (scale of few kilometers)
