San Miguel (volcano)

Stratovolcano located in El Salvador

San Miguel

Volcán Chaparrastique

Volcano in 2013

Highest point
Elevation| 2,130 m (6,990 ft)
Coordinates| 13°25′54″N 88°16′17″W﻿ / ﻿13.43167°N 88.27139°W﻿ / 13.43167; -88.27139
Geography

San Miguel

San Miguel Department, El Salvador

Geology
Mountain type| Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc| Central America Volcanic Arc
Last eruption| 16 November 2022

San Miguel (also known as Volcán Chaparrastique) is a stratovolcano in central-eastern El Salvador, approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of the city of San Miguel. On January 16, 2002, a minor eruption of steam, gas, and ash occurred from the summit crater,[1] lasting 3 hours but causing no real damage to life or property. Carbon dioxide emissions had been monitored since November 2001, and their steady increase continued to build up until the eruption.[1]

Twelve years later,[2] on December 29, 2013, San Miguel erupted at 10:30 local time spewing ash and smoke into the sky, and prompted the evacuation of thousands of people living in a 3 km (1.9 mi) radius around the volcano.[3] It was preceded and caused by increased seismic activity beginning at 06:30 local time.[3]

## See also

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* List of volcanoes in El Salvador
* List of stratovolcanoes

## Gallery

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* Usulután, El Tigre, Chinameca & San Miguel volcanoes imaged from space.

* The eruption column on December 29, 2013

## References

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1. ^ a b Perez, Nemesio (April 2006). "Anomalous Diffuse CO2 Emission Prior to the January 2002 Short-Term Unrest at San Miguel Volcano". Pure and Applied Geophysics. doi:10.1007/s00024-006-0050-1. S2CID 128408097.
2. ^ Tadeo, Maria (30 December 2013). "El Salvador begins evacuation after Chaparrastique volcano erupts for the first time in 37 years". The Independent. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
3. ^ a b San Miguel volcano (El Salvador): new eruption. Volcano Discovery. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

## External links

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* Media related to San Miguel (volcano) at Wikimedia Commons

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Central American volcanoes

Guatemala|

* Acatenango
* Agua
* Almolonga
* Atitlán
* Chicabal
* Cuilapa-Barbarena
* Fuego
* Jumay
* Moyuta
* Pacaya
* Santa María/Santiaguito
* San Pedro
* Santo Tomás
* Siete Orejas
* Tacaná
* Tajumulco
* Tecuamburro
* Tolimán

El Salvador|

* Chinameca
* Chingo
* Conchagua
* Izalco
* Santa Ana
* San Miguel
* San Salvador
* San Vicente
* Usulután

Nicaragua|

* Apoyeque
* Cerro Negro
* Concepción
* Cosigüina
* Maderas
* Masaya
* Mombacho
* Momotombo
* San Cristóbal
* Telica

Costa Rica|

* Arenal
* Irazú
* Miravalles
* Platanar
* Poás
* Rincón de la Vieja
* Tenorio
* Turrialba

Panama|

* Barú
* La Yeguada
* El Valle

Note: volcanoes are ordered from north-west to south-east.

Authority control databases

Geographic|

* Global Volcanism Program

Other|

* Yale LUX

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