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Ilopango
Caldera · 450 m · El Salvador
Ilopango sits on the Caribbean Plate, in a subduction zone. 2 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1880. Its major eruptions caused at least 30,000 deaths.
- Elevation
- 450 m
- Type
- Caldera
- Tectonic Setting
- Subduction zone, continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Dacite
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- El Salvador
- Last Eruption
- 1880
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 2
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 6
- Known Fatalities
- 30,000
Nearby Cities
Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km. At least 1,683,000 people live in those within 30 km.
- 14 kmCojutepeque48,000 people
- 17 kmSan Salvador1,433,000 people
- 26 kmNueva San Salvador125,000 people
- 27 kmZacatecoluca40,000 people
- 29 kmSan Vicente37,000 people
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
Eruption Deadly Eruption (NOAA) Uncertain Date
Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata