Ceboruco Volcano
Written by Fraser Cain
Ceboruco Volcano
Ceboruco is a composite volcano located in western Mexico; the only historically active volcano in the northwestern part of the Mexican Volcanic Belt. This stratovolcano rises to an elevation of 2,280 meters.
The largest eruption of Ceboruco was also one of the largest eruptions in Mexico in the last 10,000 years. It erupted approximately 1000 years, with an explosion measuring 6 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (the more recent Krakatoa was also a 6). In this eruption, were pyroclastic flows and the central caldera collapsed. There's no record about the loss of life, but it's always a huge number with eruptions this large.
The last eruption of Ceboruco happened between 1870 and 1875. There were explosive eruptions from a vent on the upper west flank, and a 1.1 cubic kilometer lava flow that covers a large area around the volcano's western flank.
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