HAZARDS


Some population centers in Guatemala and Mexico potentially threatened by volcanic hazards from Tacaná volcano.

Basement

Mudflows and Fluvial Deposits of Volcanic Origin

Avalanche, Block and Ashflow Deposits, and Talus

Major Pyroclastic Flow Deposits

Lava Flows

Volcanic Domes

Fall Deposits

Collapse of Cone and Lateral Blasts


Preliminary lava flow and airfall deposit hazard map of Tacaná Volcano.

Photo interpretation of Tacaná volcano.

Preliminary pyroclastic flow, mudflow, and flood hazard map of Tacaná Volcano.



(Mercado and Rose, 1992)