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
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

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

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

Latest catalogue records. 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 1938?2Confirmed eruption
30 Nov 193312 Jan 19342Confirmed eruption
31 Mar 1931Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 1930Not available0Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1927Uncertain dating2 Jul 19282Confirmed 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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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: 2026-09-21

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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

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

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