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Santa María Volcano - John Seach
Quezaltenango, Guatemala
14.756 N, 91.552 W
summit elevation 3772 m
stratovolcano
One of the largest eruptions of the 20th century occurred at Santa Maria Volcano in 1902.
The eruption left a 700 x 1,000 m crater in the SW flank of Santa Maria Volcano.
Growth of a dacite dome called Santiaguito began in this crater in 1922.
The largest pyroclastic flow since 1922 took place in 1929 at Santa Maria Volcano and killed from hundreds to
as many as 5,000 persons.
Santa María Volcano Eruptions
1922-2008, 1903-13, 1902