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In the past centuries befor European invasions, large eruptions produced giant mud flows that have buried Atzteque settlements, even entire pyramids.
Stratovolcano 5426 m / 17,802 ft
Central Mexico, 19.02°N / -98.62°W Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Popocatépetl webcams / live data | ReportsPopocatépetl volcano videosPopocatépetl volcano books | ToursPopocatépetl volcano eruptions:
1345-47, 1354, 1363(?), 1488, 1504, 1509(?), 1512, 1518, 1519-23(?), 1528, 1530, 1539-40, 1542, 1548, 1571, 1580, 1590, 1592-94, 1642, 1663-65, 1666-67, 1697, 1720, 1802-04, 1827(?), 1834(?), 1852(?), 1919-22, 1923-24, 1925-27(?), 1933, 1942-43, 1947, 1994-95, 1996-2003, 2004-ongoing Typical eruption style:Dominantly explosive, construction of lava domes. Plinian eruptions at intervals of several centuries or few thousands of years, vulcanian and strombolian activity in intermittent phases. Last earthquakes nearbyPopocatépetl volcano toursPopocatépetl Volcano Special (tour to see the ongoing eruption of Mexico's most active volcano) Latest satellite images  Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 Popocatepetl volcano news & eruption updatePopocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA NOT OBS.Wed, 14 Oct 2020, 01:45 01:45 AM | BY: VN
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: FVXX22 at 01:34 UTC, 14/10/20 from KNES VA ADVISORY DTG: 20201014/0132Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: POPOCATEPETL 341090 PSN: N1901 W09837 AREA: MEXICO SUMMIT ELEV: 17802 FT [5426 M] ADVISORY NR: 2020/904 INFO SOURCE: GOES-EAST. ERUPTION DETAILS: VA NOT OBS. OBS VA DTG: 14/0121Z OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA FCST VA CLD +6HR: 14/0730Z NO VA EXP FCST VA CLD +12HR: 14/1330Z NO VA EXP FCST VA CLD +18HR: 14/1930Z NO VA EXP RMK: VA NOT OBS IN PAST FEW HRS THRU SCT WX CLDS. NO RECENT RPTS OF VA EMS RECEIVED. ...CLARK NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES Previous newsBackground:Volcán Popocatépetl, whose name is the Aztec word for smoking mountain, towers to 5426 m 70 km SE of Mexico City to form North America's 2nd-highest volcano. The glacier-clad stratovolcano contains a steep-walled, 250-450 m deep crater. The generally symmetrical volcano is modified by the sharp-peaked Ventorrillo on the NW, a remnant of an earlier volcano.
At least three previous major cones were destroyed by gravitational failure during the Pleistocene, producing massive debris-avalanche deposits covering broad areas south of the volcano. The modern volcano was constructed to the south of the late-Pleistocene to Holocene El Fraile cone. Three major plinian eruptions, the most recent of which took place about 800 AD, have occurred from Popocatépetl since the mid Holocene, accompanied by pyroclastic flows and voluminous lahars that swept basins below the volcano. Frequent historical eruptions, first recorded in Aztec codices, have occurred since precolumbian time. --- Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institution - Popocatepetl information More on VolcanoDiscovery Active volcanoes map: Check which volcanoes are currently active (erupting). Our daily updated maps give a quick overview.  Photos from Vanuatu: A fascinating archipelago with very active volcanoes, tropical islands and very friendly and hospital people who still live their original Melanesian culture. Browse through our vast collection of photos.  Popocatépetl Volcano Special: The activity of Mexico's most active and largest volcano has been picking up gradually during the past months. If you like to join a small group of volcano enthusiasts, join us, stay 5 nights near the volcano and move around for extended day- and night-time observation. |
