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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Chichinautzin
A wide-angle view of the Chichinautzin volcanic field from the flanks of Popocatépetl shows some of the abundant pyroclastic cones and low shield volcanoes that form the mostly monogenetic field. The massive Chichinautzin volcanic field covers more than 1,000 km2 and stretches 90 km in an E-W direction from the eastern base of Nevado de Toluca volcano (the light-colored peak on the far horizon) to the western flanks of Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl. Photo by José Macías, 1998 (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México).
Volcano Number:
341080
Volcano Name:
Chichinautzin
Country:
Mexico
Volcano Type:
Volcanic field
Last Eruption:
399 CE
Elevation:
3938m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
584725
Pop. within 10km:
584725
Pop. within 30km:
4061942
Pop. within 100km:
28030794
Latitude:
19.139
Longitude:
-99.16
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The massive Chichinautzin volcanic field extends over an 88 km E-W area immediately south of Mexico City. The Sierra Chichinautzin, formed primarily of overlapping small cinder cones and shield volcanoes, creates a broad topographic barrier at the southern end of the Basin of Mexico that extends from the E flank of Nevado de Toluca to the W flank of Iztaccíhuatl. The volcanic field contains more than 220 Pleistocene-to-Holocene monogenetic vents. The best-known eruption occurred about 1,670 radiocarbon years ago (400 CE) from the Xitle scoria cone, NE of the Volcán Ajusco lava dome complex, which forms the highest peak of the Sierra Chichinautzin. The Xitle eruption produced a massive basaltic tube-fed lava flow that covered agricultural lands as well as pyramids and other structures of Cuicuilco and adjacent prehispanic urban centers. The southern part of Mexico City and the National University of México lie atop the distal end of the 13-km-long lava flow.
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