San Miguel (volcano)

San Miguel
Volcán Chaparrastique

San Miguel in 2012
Highest point
Elevation 2,130 m (6,990 ft)
Coordinates 13°25′54″N 88°16′17″W / 13.43167°N 88.27139°W / 13.43167; -88.27139Coordinates: 13°25′54″N 88°16′17″W / 13.43167°N 88.27139°W / 13.43167; -88.27139
Geography
Location San Miguel Department, El Salvador
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Last eruption January 2016[1]

San Miguel (also known as Volcán Chaparrastique) is a stratovolcano in central-eastern El Salvador, approximately 15 km 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]

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 radius around the volcano.[4] It was preceded and caused by increased seismic activity beginning at 06:30 local time.[4]

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References

  1. Voiland, Adam. "Eruption of San Miguel, El Salvador". NASA Earth Observatory. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 Perez, Nemesio (April 2006). "Anomalous Diffuse CO2 Emission Prior to the January 2002 Short-Term Unrest at San Miguel Volcano". Pure and Applied Geophysics.
  3. 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.
  4. 1 2 San Miguel volcano (El Salvador): new eruption. Volcano Discovery. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

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