Santa María, 1902

Slight earthquakes were felt on 24 October, and the volcano began discharging steam that afternoon before rumbling noises were heard nearby at 17:00. The main explosive phase lasted no more than 20 hours. A section of the flank was destroyed, exposing steep cliffs that revealed layers of lava and ash deposits extending 1,200 m high. The catalogue records the explosivity index for this eruption as uncertain.

Eruption start

1902-10-24

Eruption end

1902-11-12

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)

6

Volcano

Santa Maria

GVP volcano page

volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=342030

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: guatemala, plinian, flank collapse

Coordinates: 14.757, -91.552

Part of Volcanic eruptions of VEI 5 and above since 1900

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