El Chichon, Mexico
El Chichon is a tuff cone in Mexico, 1,150 m (3,773 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 4 significant eruptions here, which killed 1,913 people where the toll is counted.
El Chichon on the map
El Chichon and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.
- Since 1964
- 1900 to 1963
- 1800s
- AD 1 to 1799
- Before AD 1, or undated
The volcano
- Type
- Tuff cone
- Elevation
- 1,150 m (3,773 ft)
- Country
- Mexico
- Summit
- 17.360° N, 93.230° W
- Last known eruption
- 1964 or later
- Holocene activity known from
- Historical
- Smithsonian volcano number
- 341120
Significant eruptions
4 on record, newest first.
Around it
The volcanoes within 300 km.
Earthquakes near El ChichonVolcanic ash advisories on the live map
Sources
Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.