Volcanic eruption
See 5th century on the mapEruption of El Chichon
5th century · 17.36° N, 93.23° W
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.
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What the records say
- When
- 5th century
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 17.36° N, 93.23° W
- Date uncertainty
- ± 200 years
- Unit
- Tephra unit F
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
- Volcano number
- 341120
- Eruption number
- 10604
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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Nearby in time and place
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