El Chichón, 1982

Late in the evening of 28 March the volcano in southeastern Mexico produced a tremendous explosion that sent a column of ash and gases 10 miles high within an hour. There were no immediate warning signals, although increased earthquake activity had been noted for months and possibly a few years beforehand.

Eruption start

1982-03-28

Eruption end

1982-09-11

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)

5

Volcano

El Chichon

GVP volcano page

volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=341120

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: mexico, chiapas, ash column

Coordinates: 17.3602, -93.2297

Part of Volcanic eruptions of VEI 5 and above since 1900

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