Santa Maria, Guatemala

Stratovolcano · 3,745 m (12,287 ft)

Santa Maria is a stratovolcano in Guatemala, 3,745 m (12,287 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 4 significant eruptions here, which killed 10,205 people where the toll is counted.

Santa Maria on the map

Santa Maria 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: 3,745 m (12,287 ft)
Country: Guatemala
Summit: 14.757° N, 91.552° W
Last known eruption: 1964 or later
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 342030

Significant eruptions

4 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near Santa Maria Volcanic 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.