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The Tierra Blanca Joven eruption is El Salvador's largest volcanic eruption in the last 10,000 years. This VEI-6 Plinian eruption occurred during the 5th century and was larger than the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa or the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, having probably been more comparable to the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora. [5]
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in El Salvador. Volcanoes. Name Elevation Location Last eruption meters feet Coordinates; Apaneca Range: 2036: 6680
A satellite image of the volcano. The Santa Ana Volcano or Ilamatepec (Spanish: volcán de Santa Ana) is a large stratovolcano located in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador. At 2,381 metres (7,812 ft) above sea level, it is the highest volcano in the country. It is located immediately west of Coatepeque Caldera.
In a volcanic eruption, lava, volcanic bombs, ash, and various gases are expelled from a volcanic vent and fissure. While many eruptions only pose dangers to the immediately surrounding area, Earth's largest eruptions can have a major regional or even global impact, with some affecting the climate and contributing to mass extinctions.
Lake Ilopango is a crater lake which fills an 8 by 11 km: 70.5 km 2 (27.2 sq mi) volcanic caldera in central El Salvador, on the borders of the San Salvador, La Paz, and Cuscatlán departments. [5] The caldera, which contains the second largest lake in the country and is immediately east of the capital city, San Salvador , has a scalloped 100 m ...
The volcanic island of Anak Krakatau in Indonesia saw an eruption on 22 December 2018 which caused a deadly tsunami, with waves surging up to five meters in height. The tsunami killed at least 437 ...
An eruption on the Red Sea island killed at least 7 soldiers and spewed lava and ash hundreds of metres into the air. [107] 1 Raoul Island [108] Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 2006 1 An eruption on 17 March killed conservation worker Mark Kearney, who was measuring the water temperature of Green Lake. [109] 3 Santa Ana [110] El Salvador 2005 2
2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption [25] 160+ Paluweh: 3 Indonesia: 1928 [26] 150 Tori-shima: 3 Japan: 1902 [27] 149 Dieng Volcanic Complex: 1 Indonesia: 1979 1979 eruption of Sinila crater [28] 144 Mount Tokachi: 3 Japan: 1926 [29] [better source needed] 117 Dieng Volcanic Complex: 2 Indonesia: 1944 [30] 114 Dieng Volcanic Complex: 1 Indonesia ...