Volcanoes of Mexico

Socorro, Mexico

Shield volcano · 1,050 m (3,445 ft) · Mexico-Is

Socorro is a shield volcano in Mexico, 1,050 m (3,445 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Socorro on the map

Socorro 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
Shield volcano
Elevation
1,050 m (3,445 ft)
Country
Mexico
Region
Mexico-Is
Summit
18.780° N, 110.950° W
Last known eruption
1964 or later
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
341021

Significant eruptions

NOAA records eruptions that killed, did damage, were very large, or set off a tsunami or earthquake.

None on record.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near SocorroVolcanic 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.