San Diego volcano
Updated: Jun 2, 2023 01:37 GMT -
volcanic field 781 m / 2,562 ft
El Salvador, 14.27°N / -89.48°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
El Salvador, 14.27°N / -89.48°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
San Diego volcano is a young basaltic volcanic field near Lake Güija at the border between El Salvador and Guatemala. It contains cinder cones and unvegetated, fresh-looking lava flows.
The lava flows from San Diego volcanic field have created a natural dam to form Lake Güija. The last eruptions of the volcanic field took probably only a few thousands years ago.
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San Diego volcano eruptions: unknown, less than 10,000 years ago
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Volcanic vents formed mostly in 2 areas: volcanic cones including San Diego east of Lake Güija and an area of small cones north of the lake near the Guatemalan border, north of the Río Ostua.
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