Conchagüita Explained

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.

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