Eruption of Michoacan-Guanajuato

Quand

20 févr. 1943 – 25 févr. 1952

Type

Éruption volcanique

Coordonnées

19.85° N, 101.75° W

Vei

4

Vent

Parícutin

Dated by

Observations: Reported

Volcano number

341060

Eruption number

10486

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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