Miravalles

Miravalles (Costa Rica) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 2,028 m above sea level. The GVP records 2 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1946.

Elevation: 2,028 m
Last eruption: 1946
Confirmed eruptions: 2
Max VEI: 1
Country: Costa Rica
Location: 10.75° N, 85.15° W
Region (GVP): Central America Volcanic Arc
GVP type: Stratovolcano
Tectonic setting: Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

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Other volcanoes and strong earthquakes within 300 km

Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

Start	End	VEI	Vent and dating
14 September 1946	14 September 1946	1	SW flank (near Las Hornillas) · Observations: Reported
c. 5,050 BCE	—	?	Correlation: Tephrochronology

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#345030)