Serdán-Oriental volcano
Updated: Jul 5, 2022 06:01 GMT - Refresh
tuff cones 3485 m / 11,434 ft
Central Mexico, 19.27°N / -97.47°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Central Mexico, 19.27°N / -97.47°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Serdán-Oriental volcano is a young volcanic field forming a closed basin at the eastern end of the Mexican Altiplano. It contains tuff rings and lake-filled maars (such as Laguna Atexcac and Laguna Alchichica), cinder cones, lava domes and lava flows.
The date last volcanic activity is unknown, but occurred less than 10,000 years ago. A major explosive eruption from a now probably buried vent produced the Quetzalapa plinian pumice-fall deposit 20,000 years ago.
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Serdán-Oriental volcano eruptions: unknown, less than 10,000 years ago
Lastest nearby earthquakes:
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Saturday, July 2, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Jul 1, 2022 8:49 pm (GMT -5) (Jul 2, 2022 01:49 GMT) | 2.9 4 km | 157 km (98 mi) 4.3 km north of Santa Maria Chimalhuacan, Chimalhuacan Municipality, Mexico | ||
Background
The Serdán-Oriental basin was filled by extensive large lakes during the Pleistocene. It is bounded by the Cofre de Perote-Orizaba range on the east and Los Humeros caldera to the north.The most prominent features of the Serdán-Oriental volcanic field are the twin Las Derrumbadas lava domes, surrounded by an apron of debris-avalanche deposits, and the sharp-peaked Cerro Pizarro lava dome at the northern end of the basin.
(Smithsonian / GVP volcano information)
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS
