What the records say
- When
- 28 Mar 1982 – 11 Sep 1982
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 17.36° N, 93.23° W
- Vei
- 5
- Unit
- Tephra unit A
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 341120
- Eruption number
- 10610
El Chichón
Volcano in Chiapas, Mexico
El Chichón, also known as Chichonal, is an active stratovolcano in Francisco León, north-western Chiapas, Mexico. El Chichón is part of a geologic zone known as the Chiapanecan Volcanic Arc. El Chichón's cone has a complex of domes with a tuff ring, made of ejected volcanic material, located between the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and the Central America Volcanic Arc.
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page
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