Volcanic eruption
Open on the mapEruption of Socorro
3090 BCE · 18.78° N, 110.95° W
Socorro Island is a volcanic island in the Revillagigedo Islands, a Mexican possession lying 600 kilometres (370 mi) off the country's western coast. The size is 16.5 by 11.5 km, with an area of 132 km2 (51 sq mi). It is the largest of the four islands of the Revillagigedo Archipelago. The last eruption was in 1993.
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What the records say
- When
- 3090 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 18.78° N, 110.95° W
- Date uncertainty
- ± 500 years
- Vent
- Lower SW flank (near Bahia Braithwaite)
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
- Volcano number
- 341021
- Eruption number
- 10370
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