Volcano profile

El Salvador

San Salvador.

Volcano profile for San Salvador 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
1,893 m
Last documented eruption
1917
Coordinates
13.734°, -89.294°
GVP number
343050

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No current eruption report

El Salvador

San Salvador

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,893 m
Last documented eruption
1917
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
13.734°, -89.294°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Central America Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
343050
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Profile

San Salvador · El Salvador

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
7 Jun 191716 Nov 19173Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1806Not available0Uncertain eruption
3 Nov 1658Aug 16713Confirmed eruption
1575Not available?3Confirmed eruption
1200Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
Jul 640Uncertain datingNot available?3Confirmed 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

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

San Salvador · No current eruption report · 1,893 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

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

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

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

Nearby places

Santa TeclaEl Salvador · 6.4 km

Antiguo CuscatlánEl Salvador · 8.9 km

AyutuxtepequeEl Salvador · 9.9 km

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

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

Eruption reportedAiraJapanCaldera · 1,117 mEruption reportedDukonoIndonesiaVolcanic complex · 1,273 mEruption reportedGreat SitkinUnited StatesStratovolcano · 1,740 mEruption reportedIbuIndonesiaStratovolcano · 1,357 mEruption reportedKanlaonPhilippinesStratovolcano · 2,422 mEruption reportedKarangetangIndonesiaStratovolcano · 1,797 mEruption reportedKlyuchevskoyRussiaStratovolcano · 4,754 mEruption reportedKrakatauIndonesiaCaldera · 285 m

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Sources & data dates

Core data comes from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and USGS. Map layers and live aircraft are loaded from the sources identified on the page.

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

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