Smithsonian Global Volcanism ProgramVNUM 341836

Aldama Volcanic Field

Basin and Range Volcanic Province, Mexico. This page separates the permanent volcano catalogue, historical eruption records, and selective weekly activity reports.

Coordinates: 23.20° N, 98.02° W
Elevation: 600 m
Last recorded eruption: Not supplied
Historical eruption records: 0
Primary type: Volcanic field
Evidence: Not supplied
GVP database: 5.4.0
Catalogue revision: Revision 1

Volcano profile

Volcanic landform: Cluster
Tectonic setting: Not supplied
Geologic epoch: Pleistocene
Major rock type: Not supplied
Region: North America Volcanic Regions
Subregion: Basin and Range Volcanic Province

Geological summary

An area of Quaternary phonolitic and basaltic pyroclastic cones and lava flows is located along the Gulf of Mexico SE of the Sierra de Tamaulipas. Trachytic and phonolitic eruptions were followed by the emission of young basaltic lava flows from cinder cones. Scattered areas of Tertiary or Quaternary volcanic rocks also lie along a NNW-SSE-trending line on the coastal plain east and NE of the Sierra de Tamaulipas and in areas farther west toward the base of the mountain range.

Separate activity dataset

Weekly volcanic activity reports

Preliminary and selective

Smithsonian/USGS weekly reports are selective and preliminary. They are not a comprehensive list of all eruptions or volcanic activity.

No weekly report appears on this page. Absence from the weekly report does not establish an absence of volcanic activity.

Historical catalogue records

Eruption history

Dates can be approximate, incomplete, or BCE. These are historical catalogue observations, not a statement about present activity.

No historical eruption records appear on this page.

Source and attribution

Source: Data: Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program, Volcanoes of the World.

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Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World 5.4.0.

The GVP database is scientific documentation that changes as evidence is reviewed. Historical dates may be approximate or uncertain. This platform is not an official emergency-warning service. This entry is from GVP's preliminary Pleistocene volcano list and may be revised.

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Data freshness

Source updated: Not supplied
Retrieved: 11 Oct 2026, 13:07 UTC
GVP database version: 5.4.0
Catalogue revision: 1

Source-update and retrieval times describe this catalogue record. Each weekly report carries its own publication date and preliminary status.