Volcanic eruption
See 1954 on the mapEruption of Santa Ana
1954 · 13.85° N, 89.63° W
The Santa Ana Volcano or Ilamatepec 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.
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What the records say
- When
- 1954
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 13.85° N, 89.63° W
- Vei
- 2
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
- Volcano number
- 343020
- Eruption number
- 22142
Nearby in time and place
- 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état18 Jun 1954 · Coup
- Una serie de terremotos de 6,2 sacuden El Salvador dejando un saldo de 1.100 muertos y 4.000 heridos6 May 1951 · Earthquake
- General strike of 19541954 · Strike
- 1956 Honduran coup d'état21 Oct 1956 · Coup
- Earthquake — El Salvador: Jucuapa6 May 1951 · Earthquake · Magnitude 6.5
- Eruption of Las Pilas-El Hoyo Complex29 Oct 1954 · Volcanic eruption
- Earthquake — Nicaragua: Off Coast24 Oct 1956 · Earthquake · Magnitude 7.1
- Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others21 Mar 1950 · Treaty
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