Usulután volcano
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 | ||
| Wed, 9 Jun 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | ||||
| 2021-06-09 03:49:37 (9 Jun 2021 09:49:37 GMT) | 2.1 60 km | 44 km (27 mi) North Pacific Ocean, 37 km south of Usulutan, El Salvador | ||
| Tue, 8 Jun 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | ||||
| 2021-06-08 00:52:10 (8 Jun 2021 06:52:10 GMT) | 3.2 89 km | 24 km (15 mi) 19 km northwest of San Miguel, El Salvador | ||
| Sat, 5 Jun 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | ||||
| 2021-06-04 18:46:36 (5 Jun 2021 00:46:36 GMT) | 3.3 192 km | 20 km (12 mi) Departamento de Usulutan, 33 km northwest of San Miguel, El Salvador | ||
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8
