Paricutin

This spectacular nighttime time-exposure of Mexico's Paricutin volcano in 1948 shows strombolian ejection of incandescent blocks and their trails as they roll down the slopes of the cone. Parícutin is renowned as the volcano that was born in a cornfield in 1943. It grew to a height of more than 150 m within the first week of its appearance, and remained active until 1952.

Type/Process: Pyroclastic Fall
Volcanic Status: Historical
Image Number: 037-052
Photographer: Carl Fries, 1948 (U.S. Geological Survey)
Summit Elevation: 3860 meters
Latitude/Longitude: 19.48 N / 102.25 W
Timeframe: Last known eruption 1900-1963
Region: Mexico and Central America