Volcano Name: Ilopango Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 343060
Alternate Name:
Cerrito el Espino
Cerrito la Palma Sur
Cerro Buena Vista
Cerro Chachacaste
Cerro Chocolate
Cerro Colorado
Cerro Conacaste
Cerro San Jacinto
Cerro Tecoluca
Cerro de los Micos
Cerro del Rosario
Cerro las Delicias
Cerro las Pavas
Cerros Quemados
Cojutepeque
Islas Quemadas
Islas de los Patos
Lomas de San Pedro
Punta Zacatepeque
Volcano Type: Caldera(s)
Latitude: 13.6716666700
Longitude: -89.0533333300
Region: México and Central America Sub Region: El Salvador - Honduras
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: 450 Date Error: 30
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 32.600 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 84.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 6.900 (Literature)
Maximum Column Height (km): 31.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.300 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : + 6.000 (Literature)
Magma: Dacite-Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Dacite
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 36000 BP Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Stratigraphy, sediment accumulation
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 14.520 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 36.300 (Literature)
Magnitude : 6.600 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 6.000 (Literature)
Magma: Not Available
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:

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