Mombacho Volcano
Updated: Apr 19, 2024 02:37 GMT -
stratovolcano 1344 m / 4,409 ft
Nicaragua, 11.83°N / -85.97°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Nicaragua, 11.83°N / -85.97°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Mombacho volcano is an active andesitic and basaltic stratovolcano located about 10 km south of the city of Granada, west of Lake Nicaragua and a few kilometers SE of Laguna Apoyo.
A possible historic eruption occurred in 1570, when a debris avalanche destroyed a village on the south side of Mombacho volcano. There are reports of an explosion, but there is no accepted evidence that an eruption did occur.
Current activity consists of fumaroles and hot springs within the 2 collapse scarps and on the upper northern flank.
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Mombacho volcano eruptions: possible eruption in 1570
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
| Apr 15, 11:20 am (Managua) | 2.2 5 km | 28 km (17 mi) to the NW |  8.1 km west of Masaya, Masaya, Nicaragua | Info | |
| Apr 15, 11:16 am (Managua) | 2.4 5 km | 28 km (17 mi) to the NW | 1 Km al oeste de Volcán Masaya, Nicaragua | Info | |
| Apr 15, 10:57 am (Managua) | 2.1 5 km | 27 km (17 mi) to the NW | 1 Km al noreste de Volcán Masaya, Nicaragua | Info | |
| Wednesday, April 17, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 17, 11:37 am (Managua) | 2.0 1 km | 28 km (17 mi) to the NW | 1 Km al oeste de Volcán Masaya, Nicaragua | Info | |
| Monday, April 15, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 15, 10:08 am (Managua) | 2.0 5 km | 28 km (17 mi) to the NW | 1 Km al oeste de Volcán Masaya, Nicaragua | Info | |
| Sunday, April 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 14, 07:24 am (Managua) | 2.0 1 km | 28 km (17 mi) to the NW | 1 Km al oeste de Volcán Masaya, Nicaragua | Info | |
Background
Mombacho volcano has suffered repeated edifice collapse. Flank collapse left 2 large horseshoe-shaped craters cutting the summit on the NE and southern flanks.The collapse associated with the NE-flank scarp produced a large debris avalanche that forms an arcuate peninsula and a cluster of small islands (Las Isletas) in Lake Nicaragua.
2 small, well-preserved cinder cones are located on the volcano's lower northern flank.
Mombacho Volcano Photos
Mombacho stratovolcano, view from Granada, Nicaragua (Photo: WNomad)
Mombacho stratovolcano, near Granada, Nicaragua (Photo: WNomad)
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