Santiaguito lava dome complex

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The Santiaguito lava dome complex is an active volcanic dome system in Guatemala known for frequent explosive eruptions and hazardous pyroclastic flows.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
lava dome complex
stratovolcano subsidiary vent
composition andesitic to dacitic magma
continuousActivity 20th century
21st century
country Guatemala
dominantActiveDome Caliente dome
eruptionColumnHeight several kilometers
eruptionFrequency frequent
eruptionProducts ash plumes
block-and-ash flows
lava domes
eruptionStartYear 1922
eruptionStyle effusive dome growth
explosive eruptions
formationProcess post-caldera lava dome growth
hasSubfeature Caliente dome
El Brujo dome
El Monje dome
La Mitad dome
hazard ashfall
lahars
lava flows
pyroclastic flows
locatedIn western Guatemala
surface form: Western Guatemala
locatedOn flank of Santa María volcano
monitoredBy Global Volcanism Program
INSIVUMEH
mountainRange Sierra Madre de Chiapas
namedAfter Santiago
nearCity Quetzaltenango
overridingPlate Caribbean Plate
parentVolcano Santa María volcano
partOf Santiaguito lava dome complex self-linksurface differs
surface form: Santa María volcanic complex
region Quetzaltenango Department
riskLevel high
startOfActivity 1922
subductingPlate Cocos Plate
tectonicSetting subduction zone
threatTo air traffic
nearby agricultural communities
volcanicArc Central American Volcanic Arc
surface form: Central America Volcanic Arc
volcanicExplosivityIndexRange VEI 1–3
volcanoNumber 342030
volcanoType lava dome complex

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Santa María hasVolcanicComplex Santiaguito lava dome complex
Santa María currentActivityCenter Santiaguito lava dome complex
INSIVUMEH monitors Santiaguito lava dome complex
this entity surface form: Santiaguito volcano
Santiaguito lava dome complex partOf Santiaguito lava dome complex self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Santa María volcanic complex
southern Guatemala contains Santiaguito lava dome complex