Tahual volcano
Stratovolcano 1716 m / 5,630 ft
Guatemala, 14.43°N / -89.9°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Guatemala, 14.43°N / -89.9°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Tahual volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Sat, 19 Jun 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | ||||
| 2021-06-19 04:11:55 (19 Jun 2021 10:11:55 GMT) | 3.2 80 km | 42 km (26 mi) Municipio de Jerez, 28 km southeast of Jutiapa, Guatemala | ||
Background
Deeply dissected Volcán Tahual rises about 700 m above plains south of the town of Monjas. The summit of the 1716-m-high forested stratovolcano is cut by a broad erosional crater that extends to the base of the volcano and is narrowly breached to the NE. A Holocene pyroclastic cone near the NE base of Volcán Tahual fed a short basaltic lava flow (Williams et al., 1964). The scenic lake-filled Laguna de Hoyo lies north of the volcano. This steep-walled crater and the NE-flank cinder cone lie along faults bordering a graben that extends across the eastern base of the volcano to neighboring Retana caldera on the SE.---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8
