Volcanoes of El Salvador

San Salvador, El Salvador

Stratovolcano · 1,893 m (6,211 ft)

San Salvador is a stratovolcano in El Salvador, 1,893 m (6,211 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1900 to 1963. NOAA records 3 significant eruptions here, which killed 325 people where the toll is counted.

San Salvador on the map

San Salvador 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

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The volcano

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,893 m (6,211 ft)
Summit
13.734° N, 89.294° W
Last known eruption
1900 to 1963
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
343050

Significant eruptions

3 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

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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.