| Volcano Name: | Coatepeque Caldera | Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): | 343041 |
| Alternate Name: |
Apale Cerrito Cuidad Arce Cerro Afate Cerro Alto Cerro Cañitas Cerro Ceiba Chacha Cerro Grande Cerro Guacamayero Cerro Pacho Cerro la Gloria Cerro la Leona Isla de Cabra Isla del Cerro Los Anteojos Ojo del Mar |
Volcano Type: | Caldera(s) |
| Latitude: | 13.8666666700 | ||
| Longitude: | -89.5500000000 | ||
| Region: | México and Central America | Sub Region: | El Salvador - Honduras |
| Date Entered: | 02/05/2012 |
| Eruption Start Date: | 51000 BP | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Stratigraphy | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 11.600 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 20.800 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 6.400 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum Column Height (km): | 31.000 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 6.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Not Available | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: |
| Eruption Start Date: | 56900 BP | Date Error: | 2800 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Radiocarbon (corrected) | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 74.600 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 112.800 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 7.200 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum Column Height (km): | 32.000 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 7.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Dacite-Rhyolite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Dacite | |||
| Rhyolite |
| Eruption Start Date: | 72000 BP | Date Error: | 2000 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Ar-Ar | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 17.000 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 39.600 (Literature) | ||
| Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : | > 10.000 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 6.600 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum Column Height (km): | 38.000 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum Intensity : | 11.600 (Column Height) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 6.000 (Literature) | ||
| Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): | > 16.200 (Literature) |
| Eruption Start Date: | 77200 BP | Date Error: | 2000 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Ar-Ar | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | Medium quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.100 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 1.000 (Literature) | ||
| Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): | 0.160 (Calculated) | ||
| Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : | 0.400 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.400 (Literature) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Literature) |