75 years of the Paricutin volcano
- POSTED ON: 23 Feb, 2018
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The Parícutin volcano is located in Mexico. It erupted from 1943 to 1952, unusually long for this type of volcano, and with several eruptive phases. The eruption began on February 20, 1943, at about 4:00 PM local time. The importance of the Parícutin eruption was that it was the first time that volcanologists were able to fully document the entire life cycle of a volcano. Scroll on to learn more…
Despite the ongoing Second World War, the eruption drew attention from around the world, with reporters from newspapers and magazines including Life coming to cover the story.
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