Volcano profile

Mexico

Chichon, El.

Volcano profile for Chichon, El 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
Lava dome
Elevation
1,150 m
Last documented eruption
1982
Coordinates
17.3602°, -93.2297°
GVP number
341120

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No current eruption report

Mexico

Chichon, El

Lava dome

Elevation
1,150 m
Last documented eruption
1982
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
17.3602°, -93.2297°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Chiapanecan Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
341120
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Chichon, El · Mexico

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
28 Mar 198211 Sep 19825Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1850Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1360Uncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption
1190Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
780Uncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption
590Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
480Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
190Uncertain 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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Chichon, El · No current eruption report · 1,150 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International AirportMexico · VSA · MMVA
    82.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Angel Albino Corzo International AirportMexico · TGZ · MMTG
    91.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

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Nearby places

TeapaMexico · 37.0 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

Active volcanoes

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC