Conchagüita

Conchagüita
Highest point
Elevation505 m (1,657 ft)
Prominence505 m (1,657 ft)
Coordinates13°13′44″N 87°46′01″W / 13.229°N 87.767°W / 13.229; -87.767
Geography
Conchagüita
Location in El Salvador
LocationEl Salvador
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionPleistocene

Conchagüita is a volcanic island in the Gulf of Fonseca, eastern El Salvador.

In October 1892, an earthquake triggered a large landslide at the volcano, and the resulting dust cloud was first thought to be new volcanic ash. The event was discredited as volcanic eruption by the Smithsonian Institution.