Socorro

Socorro (Mexico) is a shield volcano. It rises to 1,050 m above sea level. The GVP records 3 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1994.

Elevation: 1,050 m
Last eruption: 1994
Confirmed eruptions: 3
Max VEI: 2
Country: Mexico
Location: 18.78° N, 110.95° W
Region (GVP): Mathematicians Ridge Volcanic Province
GVP type: Shield
Tectonic setting: Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Main rock type: Trachyte / Trachydacite

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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
29 January 1993	24 February 1994	0	Submarine vent 3 km W of Punta Tosca · Observations: Reported
22 May 1951	22 May 1951	2	SW flank (west of Lomas Coloradas) · Observations: Reported
3,090 BCE ± 500 years	—	?	Lower SW flank (near Bahia Braithwaite) · Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#341021)