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GVP volcano 343100 · no holder yet

San Miguel

San Miguel is a 2,130 m stratovolcano in El Salvador, erupting as recently as 2023.

Type
Stratovolcano (composite landform)
Summit
2,130 m above sea level
Rock
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Setting
Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
2023
Largest known
VEI 3, severe, 2013
Eruptions
41 confirmed in the record
Where
13.43°N 88.27°W · El Salvador
Region
Central America Volcanic Arc, Middle America-Caribbean Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 343100

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