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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Pacaya
The Volcán de Pacaya massif rises above the capital city of Guatemala, located only 30 km to the north. The rounded, forested lava dome of Cerro Grande forms the high point at the left. The next highest peak to the right is the historically active vent of Pacaya, with the right-hand summit being the MacKenney cone, which has been active since 1965. Eruptions of Pacaya are often visible from Guatemala City. Photo by Bill Rose, 1989 (Michigan Technological University).
Volcano Number:
342110
Volcano Name:
Pacaya
Country:
Guatemala
Volcano Type:
Complex
Last Eruption:
2021 CE
Elevation:
2569m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
4250
Pop. within 10km:
53579
Pop. within 30km:
2454482
Pop. within 100km:
7033094
Latitude:
14.382
Longitude:
-90.601
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Eruptions from Pacaya are frequently visible from Guatemala City, the nation's capital. This complex basaltic volcano was constructed just outside the southern topographic rim of the 14 x 16 km Pleistocene Amatitlán caldera. A cluster of dacitic lava domes occupies the southern caldera floor. The post-caldera Pacaya massif includes the older Pacaya Viejo and Cerro Grande stratovolcanoes and the currently active Mackenney stratovolcano. Collapse of Pacaya Viejo between 600 and 1,500 years ago produced a debris-avalanche deposit that extends 25 km onto the Pacific coastal plain and left an arcuate scarp inside which the modern Pacaya volcano (Mackenney cone) grew. The NW-flank Cerro Chino crater was last active in the 19th century. During the past several decades, activity has consisted of frequent Strombolian eruptions with intermittent lava flow extrusion that has partially filled in the caldera moat and covered the flanks of Mackenney cone, punctuated by occasional larger explosive eruptions that partially destroy the summit.
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