GVP volcano 342110 · no holder yet

Pacaya

Pacaya is a 2,569 m volcanic complex in Guatemala, erupting as recently as 2021.

Type

Complex (composite landform)

Summit

2,569 m above sea level

Rock

Basalt / Picro-Basalt

Setting

Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km

Last eruption

2021

Largest known

VEI 3, severe, 2006

Eruptions

32 confirmed in the record

Where

14.38°N 90.60°W · Guatemala

Region

Central America Volcanic Arc, Middle America-Caribbean Volcanic Regions

Record

Global Volcanism Program, volcano 342110

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