Apoyeque volcanopyroclastic shield 518 m / 1,699 ftNicaragua, 12.24°N / -86.34°W Apoyeque volcano eruptions: 50 BC ± 100 (Chiltepe Tephra, Apoyeque), 1050 BC ± 100 (Los Cedros Tephra), 2550 BC ± 1000 (Mateare Tephra, West Chiltepe Peninsula), 4160 BC ± 30 (Laguna Xiloá) Typical eruption style: explosive Apoyeque webcams / live data Last earthquakes nearby Apoyeque volcano (Nicaragua): earthquake swarm near Laguna XiloáSaturday Sep 08, 2012 08:31 AM | BY: T
A number of shallow quakes including several of magnitude >3 have been registered since Friday (7 Sep) beneath the Apoyeque volcano complex in Nicaragua. Most quakes are located around the maar Laguna Xiloá, one of the volcano's active vents. Apoyeque volcano is located only 10 km northwest of the capital Managua which would be directly threatened by a new eruption. INETER and the government issued a green advisory alert. Local volcanologists are planning to travel to the volcano to investigate the earthquakes causes. It is possible that the quakes are related to the magitude-7.6 earthquake that hit neighboring Costa Rica on Wednesday.
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