Stratovolcanoes

Turrialba

Turrialba (Costa Rica) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 3,340 m above sea level. The GVP records 21 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2022.

Elevation
3,340 m
Last eruption
2022
Confirmed eruptions
21
Max VEI
4
Country
Costa Rica
Location
10.03° N, 83.77° 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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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.

StartEndVEIVent and dating
17 July 2022 17 July 2022 1 Observations: Reported
3 November 2021 28 February 2022 1 Observations: Reported
13 June 2021 23 July 2021 1 Observations: Reported
18 June 2020 24 August 2020 1 Observations: Reported
8 March 2015 28 October 2019 3 Cráter Central, Cráter Oeste · Observations: Reported
29 October 2014 8 December 2014 2 West Crater · Observations: Reported
21 May 2013 4 June 2013 1 West Crater · Observations: Reported
12 January 2012 18 January 2012 2 West Crater (SE flank) · Observations: Reported
14 January 2011 14 January 2011 1 West Crater · Observations: Reported
5 January 2010 7 March 2010 2 SW crater · Observations: Reported
16 January 1866 8 May 1866 3 Central and SW summit craters · Observations: Reported
17 August 1864 16 March 1865 2 Central and SW summit craters · Observations: Reported
16 May 1855 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1853 — 2 Observations: Reported
c. 1350 — ? Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
640 ± 40 years — ? Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
40 ± 50 years — 4 Central summit crater · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
830 BCE ± 150 years — ? Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
1,120 BCE ± 200 years — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
1,420 BCE ± 300 years — ? Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
7,260 BCE ± 300 years — ? NE summit crater · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#345070)