Volcano Name: Tacaná Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 341130
Alternate Name:
Chanjale
Chichuj
El Aguila
Plan de las Ardillas
San Antonio
San Rafael
Sibinal
Soconusco
Talquian
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano(es)
Latitude: 15.1300000000
Longitude: -92.1125000000
Region: México and Central America Sub Region: México
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: 70 Date Error: 100
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.048 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.120 (Literature)
Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): 0.048 (Calculated)
Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : 0.120 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.100 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : ? 4.000 (Literature)
Magma: Andesite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Andesite
Eruption Start Date: 1000000 BP Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Not Available
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): >= 0.040 (Assumed)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): >= 0.100 (Assumed)
Magnitude : >= 4.000 (Assumed)
Maximum VEI : >= 4.000 (Assumed)
Magma: Not Available
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:

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