Volcano profile

El Salvador

Izalco.

Volcano profile for Izalco in El Salvador, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,950 m
Last documented eruption
1966
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 3 highest recorded · latest VEI 0 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
13.813°, -89.633°
GVP number
343030

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No current eruption report

El Salvador

Izalco

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,950 m
Last documented eruption
1966
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
13.813°, -89.633°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Central America Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
343030
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Izalco · El Salvador

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
28 Oct 196616 Nov 19660Confirmed eruption
4 Nov 19481 Dec 19573Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 193916 Feb 19482Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1937Uncertain dating2 Jul 19382?Confirmed eruption
30 Nov 193312 Jan 19342Confirmed eruption
31 Mar 1931Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 1930Not available0Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1927Uncertain dating2 Jul 19282Confirmed eruption
26 Dec 192516 Jan 19273?Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 1924Not available2Confirmed eruption
29 Oct 192010 Apr 19212Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 191226 Jan 19162Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 190316 Mar 19052Confirmed eruption
10 May 190230 Dec 19022Confirmed eruption
31 Dec 189916 Mar 19002Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 189116 Jul 18982Confirmed eruption
26 Mar 189020 Apr 18900Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18872 Jul 18892Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1885Not available2Confirmed eruption
9 Mar 188410 Mar 18842Confirmed eruption
5 Sep 188313 Nov 18832Confirmed eruption
12 Jul 1882Not available2Confirmed eruption
1 Jan 1881Not available0Confirmed eruption
25 Dec 187916 Mar 18802Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1878Not available—Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18742 Jul 1875—Uncertain eruption
16 Dec 187219 Mar 18732Confirmed eruption
19 May 1870Not available2?Uncertain eruption
1 Mar 186918 Jun 18692Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 186817 Feb 18682Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 186716 Aug 18672Confirmed eruption
27 Apr 186615 Aug 18662Confirmed eruption
15 May 186415 Jun 18652Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1863Not available0Confirmed eruption
8 Dec 185922 Jan 18600Confirmed eruption
6 Feb 185816 Jul 18592Confirmed eruption
15 Feb 185719 Feb 18572Confirmed eruption
24 May 18561 Sep 18562Confirmed eruption
13 May 18548 Jun 18542Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1850Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 184416 Oct 18442Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1842Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18382 Jul 18402Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1836Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1825Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1817Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18052 Jul 18072Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18022 Jul 18032Confirmed eruption
Apr 1798Not available2Confirmed eruption
29 Mar 1793Sep 17932Confirmed eruption
Jul 1783Not available0Confirmed eruption
1772Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
23 Feb 1770Not available2Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

Nearby earthquakes

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

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Izalco · No current eruption report · 1,950 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Ilopango International AirportEl Salvador · ILS · MSSS
    56.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y GaldámezEl Salvador · SAL · MSLP
    74.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

IzalcoEl Salvador · 8.7 km

SonzacateEl Salvador · 12.4 km

SonsonateEl Salvador · 14.4 km

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

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Sources & data dates

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