What the records say
- When
- 20 Feb 1943
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 19.85° N, 101.75° W
- Vei
- 4
- Deaths
- 103
- Volcano type
- Cinder cone
Parícutin
Dormant volcano in Michoacán, Mexico
Parícutin is a cinder cone volcano located in the Mexican state of Michoacán, near the city of Uruapan and about 322 kilometers (200 mi) west of Mexico City. The volcano surged suddenly from the cornfield of local farmer Dionisio Pulido in 1943, attracting both popular and scientific attention.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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