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Conchagüita
Conchagüita
is a
volcanic island
in
Gulf of Fonseca
,
eastern
El Salvador
.
In
October
1892
, an
earthquake
triggered
a large
landslide
at the
volcano
, and the resulting
dust cloud
was first thought to be new
volcanic ash
. The
event
was discredited as
volcanic eruption
by the
Smithsonian Institution
.