Mombacho Volcano
Updated: 29. Apr. 2024 02:10 GMT -
stratovolcano 1344 m / 4,409 ft
Nicaragua, 11.83°N / -85.97°W
Aktueller Status: normal / ruhend (1 von 5)
Nicaragua, 11.83°N / -85.97°W
Aktueller Status: normal / ruhend (1 von 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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Ausbrüche des Mombacho: possible eruption in 1570
Letzte Erdbeben in der Nähe
| Uhrzeit | Mag. / Tiefe | Entfernung / Ort | |||
| 17. Apr. 11:37 (Managua) | 2.0 1 km |  1 Km al oeste de Volcán Masaya, Nicaragua | Info | ||
| Montag, 15. April 2024 GMT (4 Beben) | |||||
| 15. Apr. 11:20 (Managua) | 2.2 5 km | 28 km nordwestlich | 1 Km al oeste de Volcán Masaya, Nicaragua | Info | |
| 15. Apr. 11:16 (Managua) | 2.4 5 km | 28 km nordwestlich | 1 Km al oeste de Volcán Masaya, Nicaragua | Info | |
| 15. Apr. 10:57 (Managua) | 2.1 5 km | 27 km nordwestlich | 1 Km al noreste de Volcán Masaya, Nicaragua | Info | |
| 15. Apr. 10:08 (Managua) | 2.0 5 km | 1 Km al oeste de Volcán Masaya, Nicaragua | Info | ||
Beschreibung
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
Stratovulkan Mombacho, Blick von Granada, Nicaragua (Photo: WNomad)
Stratovulkan Mombacho, in der Nähe von Granada, Nicaragua (Photo: WNomad)
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