San Miguel (volcano)
San Miguel (also known as Volcán Chaparrastique) is a stratovolcano in central-eastern El Salvador, approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of the city of San Miguel. On January 16, 2002, a minor eruption of steam, gas, and ash occurred from the summit crater,[2] lasting 3 hours but causing no real damage to life or property. Carbon dioxide emissions had been monitored since November 2001, and their steady increase continued to build up until the eruption.[2]
San Miguel | |
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Volcán Chaparrastique | |
![]() Volcano in 2013 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,130 m (6,990 ft) |
Coordinates | 13°25′54″N 88°16′17″W |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() San Miguel | |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | May 2018[1] |
Eleven years later,[3] on December 29, 2013, San Miguel erupted at 10:30 local time spewing ash and smoke into the sky, and prompted the evacuation of thousands of people living in a 3 km (1.9 mi) radius around the volcano.[4] It was preceded and caused by increased seismic activity beginning at 06:30 local time.[4]
Gallery
- The eruption column on December 29, 2013
References
- http://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=343100
- Perez, Nemesio (April 2006). "Anomalous Diffuse CO2 Emission Prior to the January 2002 Short-Term Unrest at San Miguel Volcano". Pure and Applied Geophysics. doi:10.1007/s00024-006-0050-1. S2CID 128408097.
- Tadeo, Maria (30 December 2013). "El Salvador begins evacuation after Chaparrastique volcano erupts for the first time in 37 years". The Independent. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- San Miguel volcano (El Salvador): new eruption. Volcano Discovery. Retrieved 30 December 2013.