Isla Zacate Volcano
Updated: Oct 7, 2024 13:48 GMT -
stratovolcano 640+ m / 2,100 ft
Honduras, 13.33°N / -87.63°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Honduras, 13.33°N / -87.63°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Isla Zacate volcano (or Isla Zacate Grande) is a stratovolcano that forms a low 7 x 10 km wide island in southern Honduras separated by a narrow strait from and surrounded by the Gulf of Fonseca and Chismuyo Bay.
The mainly basaltic volcano is strongly eroded with deep erosion valleys on the summit cone, suggesting it has not erupted for a long time.
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Isla Zacate volcano eruptions: unknown, less than 10,000 years ago
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
| Sep 28, 08:35 pm (Tegucigalpa) | 2.6 7 km | 27 km (17 mi) to the N |  11 Km al noroeste de Nacaome, Honduras | Info | |
| Friday, September 27, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Sep 27, 02:16 am (Tegucigalpa) | 2.5 2 km | 18 km (11 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, 39 km west of Ciudad Choluteca, Choluteca, Honduras | Info | |
Background
Zacate Grande volcano contains at least 7 flank cones, some of which form small islands offshore. Some of these, including the symmetrical cone of Isla Gueguensi in the tidal flats about 3 km east of the base of Zacate Grande, have probably been active during the past 10,000 years.Latest satellite images
