Usulután volcano
Updated: May 30, 2023 15:05 GMT -
stratovolcano 1449 m / 4,754 ft
El Salvador, 13.42°N / -88.47°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
El Salvador, 13.42°N / -88.47°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Usulután volcano is a stratovolcano in east-central El Salvador, at the SE end of a cluster of basaltic to basaltic-andesite stratovolcanoes between San Vicente and San Miguel volcanoes.
The volcano contains a broad 1.3-km-wide summit crater breached to the east. The flanks of the forested Usulután volcano are strongly eroded and suggest a long repose interval, but young lava flows are present on its southern flanks. They are probably less than 10,000 years old. Cerro Nanzal is a flank cone on the lower SE flank and was mapped as Holocene.
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Usulután volcano eruptions: unknown, less than 10,000 years ago
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Saturday, May 27, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| May 27, 2023 11:31 am (GMT -6) (May 27, 2023 17:31 GMT) | 2.1 5 km | 26 km (16 mi) 19 km north of Santiago de Maria, El Salvador | ||
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