Tecapa Volcano
Updated: Apr 27, 2024 15:58 GMT -
stratovolcano 1593 m / 5,226 ft
El Salvador, 13.49°N / -88.5°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
El Salvador, 13.49°N / -88.5°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Tecapa volcano a complex basaltic-to-andesitic stratovolcano in east-central El Salvador. It is located at the NW end of a cluster of volcanoes east of the Río Lempa between San Vicente and San Miguel volcanoes.
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Tecapa volcano eruptions: unknown, less than 10,000 years ago
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 25, 05:58 am (El Salvador) | 2.5 16 km | 25 km (15 mi) to the NW | 10 Km al sureste de San Vicente, El Salvador | Info | |
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 24, 01:16 am (GMT -6) | 0.0 70 km | 29 km (18 mi) to the SE | El Salvador: 435 km al SURESTE de CD HIDALGO, CHIS | Info |
Background
The Berlín caldera, whose rim is visible on the west side of the complex, was formed during the eruption of the Blanca-Rosa dacitic pumice in the late Pleistocene. Following caldera formation the cones of Cerro Las Palmas, Cerro Pelón, Tecapa-Laguna de Alegria, and Cerro Alegria were constructed along a WSW-ENE line. The crater of Tecapa-Laguna de Alegria contains a deep notch on the eastern rim and is filled by Laguna de Alegria crater lake. The Tecapa volcanic complex currently displays fumarolic activity, and a producing geothermal plant is located at the Berlín geothermal field.---
(Smithsonian / GVP volcano information)