Quezaltepeque is a volcanic field in Chiquimula, Guatemala. It has erupted in the Holocene. It is an area of basaltic lava flows was erupted from vents along a north–south trending fault without explosions, cutting through Tertiary pyroclastic rocks WNW of Ipala volcano about 5 km south of Quezaltepeque town. These basaltic flows issued passively from vents along a N-S-trending fault without accompanying explosive activity. There are mounds of lava over the vents.[1]

Quezaltepeque
Quezaltepeque Chiquimula, Guatemala
Highest point
Elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)[1]
Listing	Volcanoes in Guatemala
Coordinates	14°34′N 89°27′W[1]
Naming
Etymology	"at the quetzal feather hill" or "at the tall upstanding hill"
Language of name	Nahuatl
Geography
Location	Chiquimula, Guatemala
Geology
Mountain type	Volcanic field
Last eruption	Unknown[1]

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