Conchagüita | |
Elevation M: | 505 |
Prominence M: | 505 |
Location: | El Salvador |
Map: | El Salvador |
Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 13.229°N -87.767°W |
Type: | Stratovolcano |
Last Eruption: | Pleistocene |
Conchagüita is a volcanic island in the Gulf of Fonseca, eastern El Salvador.
In October 1892, an earthquake triggered a large landslide at the volcano, and the resulting dust cloud was first thought to be new volcanic ash. The event was discredited as volcanic eruption by the Smithsonian Institution.