GVP volcano 342080 · no holder yet
Acatenango
Acatenango is a 3,976 m stratovolcano in Guatemala, last erupted in 1972.
- Type
- Stratovolcano(es) (composite landform)
- Summit
- 3,976 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 1972
- Largest known
- VEI 3, severe, 1924
- Eruptions
- 8 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 14.50°N 90.88°W · Guatemala
- Region
- Central America Volcanic Arc, Middle America-Caribbean Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 342080
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).