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Map of Mexico's active volcanoes (red triangles). (Basemap created using UNAVCO/Voyager map tool feat. Face of the EarthTM)
Map of Mexico's active volcanoes (red triangles). (Basemap created using UNAVCO/Voyager map tool feat. Face of the EarthTM)
News & updates:
Popocatépetl volcano (Mexico), activity summary 9-15 May: strong ash eruptions
Thursday, May 17, 2012
CENAPRED reported that during 8-10 May multiple gas-and-ash plumes rose 1.5 km above Popocatépetl's crater and drifted NE. Incandescent fragments ejec... [more]
Popocatépetl volcano (Central Mexico) activity summary 2-8 May
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
CENAPRED reported that during 2-3 May activity at Popocatépetl increased significantly.
Spasmodic tremor was detected along with a dense and co... [more]

Volcanoes of Mexiko (42 volcanoes)

Mexico's volcanoes are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire and formed on the North American continental tectonic plate under which the oceanic Pacific and (in the south) Cocos plates are being subducted.
The most active volcanoes of the country are Popocatepetl, Colima and El Chichon, which had a major eruption in 1982 that cooled the world's climate in the following year.
All active volcanoes of Mexico are listed.