Volcano profile

Mexico

Socorro.

Volcano profile for Socorro in Mexico, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Shield volcano
Elevation
1,050 m
Last documented eruption
1994
Coordinates
18.78°, -110.95°
GVP number
341021

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No current eruption report

Mexico

Socorro

Shield volcano

Elevation
1,050 m
Last documented eruption
1994
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
18.78°, -110.95°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Mathematicians Ridge Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
341021
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Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Socorro · Mexico

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
29 Jan 199324 Feb 19940Confirmed eruption
22 May 195122 May 1951?2Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 1905Not available?2Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1896Not available?2Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1848Not available?2Uncertain eruption
3090 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Volcano at a glance

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Socorro · No current eruption report · 1,050 m

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC