{{Short description|Stratovolcano located in El Salvador}} {{Infobox mountain | name = San Miguel | other_name = Volcán Chaparrastique | image = Vulkan Chaparrastique, El Salvador 2013 04.JPG | image_caption = Volcano in 2013 | elevation_m = 2,130 | elevation_ref = | prominence = | location = San Miguel Department, El Salvador | range = | coordinates = {{coord|13|25|54|N|88|16|17|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | map = El Salvador | topo = | type = Stratovolcano | age = | volcanic_arc = Central America Volcanic Arc | last_eruption = 16 November 2022 | first_ascent = | easiest_route = }}

'''San Miguel''' (also known as '''Volcán Chaparrastique''') is a stratovolcano in central-eastern El Salvador, approximately {{convert|15|km}} southwest of the city of San Miguel. On January 16, 2002, a minor eruption of steam, gas, and ash occurred from the summit crater,<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|title = Anomalous Diffuse CO2 Emission Prior to the January 2002 Short-Term Unrest at San Miguel Volcano|last = Perez|first = Nemesio|date = April 2006|journal = Pure and Applied Geophysics|doi = 10.1007/s00024-006-0050-1 |s2cid = 128408097}}</ref> lasting 3 hours but causing no real damage to life or property. Carbon dioxide emissions had been monitored since November 2001, and their steady increase continued to build up until the eruption.<ref name=":0" />

Twelve years later,<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/el-salvador-begins-evacuation-after-chaparrastique-volcano-erupts-for-the-first-time-in-37-years-9030291.html|work = The Independent|title = El Salvador begins evacuation after Chaparrastique volcano erupts for the first time in 37 years|first = Maria|last = Tadeo|accessdate = 30 December 2013|date = 30 December 2013}}</ref> on December 29, 2013, San Miguel erupted at 10:30 local time spewing ash and smoke into the sky, and prompted the evacuation of thousands of people living in a 3&nbsp;km (1.9&nbsp;mi) radius around the volcano.<ref name=":1">[http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/san-miguel/news/40724/San-Miguel-volcano-El-Salvador-new-eruption.html San Miguel volcano (El Salvador): new eruption]. ''Volcano Discovery''. Retrieved 30 December 2013.</ref> It was preceded and caused by increased seismic activity beginning at 06:30 local time.<ref name=":1" />

==See also== * List of volcanoes in El Salvador * List of stratovolcanoes

==Gallery== <gallery> Volcanoes near Usulután, El Salvador.jpg|Usulután, El Tigre, Chinameca & San Miguel volcanoes imaged from space. Fumarola 4 ó 5 minutos después de iniciado la erupción del 29 de diciembre de 2013. Desde San Rafael Oriente, San Miguel..JPG|The eruption column on December 29, 2013 </gallery>

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==External links== * {{Commons category-inline|San Miguel (volcano)}}

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Category:Mountains of El Salvador Category:Stratovolcanoes of El Salvador Category:Active volcanoes Category:Protected areas of El Salvador Category:Two-thousanders of North America

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