| Volcano Name: | Pacaya | Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): | 342110 |
| Alternate Name: |
Amatitlán Apacagua Cerro Chino Cerro Chiquito Cerro Grande La Cerra MacKenney Pecul San Juan de Amatitlán Volcancito |
Volcano Type: | Complex volcano(es) |
| Latitude: | 14.3808333300 | ||
| Longitude: | -90.6011111100 | ||
| Region: | México and Central America | Sub Region: | Guatemala |
| Date Entered: | 02/05/2012 |
| Eruption Start Date: | 23000 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Stratigraphy | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.700 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 1.700 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.700 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 4.000 (Calculated) | ||
| Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): | 0.200 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 44716 BP | Date Error: | 1853 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Radiocarbon (corrected) | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Medium quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| C14 Date: | > 40000 | C14 Date Error: | ||
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 36.300 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 55.800 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 6.900 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum Column Height (km): | 41.000 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 6.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Dacite-Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Dacite | |||
| Rhyolite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 119000 BP | Date Error: | 8000 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Ar-Ar | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | >= 17.000 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | >= 37.400 (Literature) | ||
| Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): | >= 13.000 (Literature) | ||
| Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : | >= 28.600 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | >= 6.600 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 6.000 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): | >= 4.000 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): | >= 8.800 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Dacite-Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite | |||
| Dacite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 191000 BP | Date Error: | 11000 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Ar-Ar | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Medium quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 217.300 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 328.300 (Literature) | ||
| Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): | >= 12.000 (Literature) | ||
| Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : | >= 26.400 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 7.500 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum Column Height (km): | 40.000 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum Intensity : | 11.700 (Column Height) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | + 6.000 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): | >= 6.000 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): | >= 13.200 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Dacite-Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Rhyolite | |||
| Dacite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 240000 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Not Available | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | > 70.000 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 17.000 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 7.200 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 7.000 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): | < 70.000 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): | < 168.000 (Calculated) |