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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Agua
Volcán de Agua is seen here in an aerial view from the SE, with the town of Palín to the lower right along the highway between Guatemala City (just out of view to the right) and Escuintla. Copyrighted photo by Stephen O'Meara, 1994.
Volcano Number:
342100
Volcano Name:
Agua
Country:
Guatemala
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Elevation:
3760m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
9890
Pop. within 10km:
114404
Pop. within 30km:
2530449
Pop. within 100km:
7441660
Latitude:
14.465
Longitude:
-90.743
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The symmetrical, forested Volcán de Agua stratovolcano forms an impressive backdrop to the city of Antigua, Guatemala, opposite from the Fuego and Acatenango volcanoes. The isolated basaltic-andesite to andesite edifice makes it a prominent landmark visible from all directions. A circular 280-m-wide crater is breached on the NNE, six small pit craters are located on the NW flank, and two small cones lie on the S flank. No dated Holocene tephra deposits or recorded eruptions are known from Agua, but its name (the water volcano) originates from a devastating mudflow on 11 September 1541. The mudflow destroyed Ciudad Vieja, the first Guatemalan capital city established by the Spanish Conquistadors, prompting the establishment of a new capital at nearby Antigua.
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