Rota volcano
estratovolcán 832 m / 2,730 ft
Nicaragua, 12.55°N / -86.75°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Nicaragua, 12.55°N / -86.75°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Rota (also known as Orota) volcano in Nicaragua is located between the more active Cerro Negro and Telica volcanoes in the central Marrabios Range. It is a symmetrical stratovolcano truncated by a 1 km wide circular crater.
There are no recent eruptions from Rota, and the cone is vegetated, but the volcano is still active.
Seismic swarms occurred at Rota volcano in 1986, 1989, and 1992.
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Erupciones del volcán Rota: less than 10,000 years ago
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Fecha / Hora | Revista / Profundidad | Distancia | Ubicación | |
| Thu, 4 Mar 2021 (GMT) (4 temblores) | ||||
| 4 mar 2021 09:05 (GMT -6) (4 Mar 2021 15:05:11 GMT) | 2.7 34 km - More | 119 km | Océano Pacífico Norte, 78 km al oeste de Chinandega, Nicaragua | |
| 4 mar 2021 06:39 (GMT -6) (4 Mar 2021 12:39:09 GMT) | 2.6 30 km - More | 135 km | Océano Pacífico Norte, 93 km al oeste de Chinandega, Nicaragua | |
| 3 mar 2021 18:38 (GMT -6) (4 Mar 2021 00:38:55 GMT) | 2.8 39 km - More | 81 km | Océano Pacífico Norte, 53 km al suroeste de Chinandega, Nicaragua | |
| 3 mar 2021 18:38 (GMT -6) (4 Mar 2021 00:38:55 GMT) | 2.8 39 km - More | 81 km | Océano Pacífico Norte, 53 km al suroeste de Chinandega, Nicaragua | |
| Wed, 3 Mar 2021 (GMT) (1 terremoto) | ||||
| 3 mar 2021 15:10 (GMT -6) (3 Mar 2021 21:10:19 GMT) | 3.2 35 km - More | 114 km | Océano Pacífico Norte, 74 km al oeste de Chinandega, Nicaragua | |
Background
The youngest (but pre-historic) eruption from Rota produced thick andesitic lava flows from a NE-trending fissure NW of the summit. 2 small lava domes, El Bosque (also known as Lomas San Ignacio del Bosque or Cerro Ojochal) are located on the plain 2 km north of the flank of Rota, and are aligned NNW-SSE on the same direction as many other eruptive fissures, which are transverse to the Marrabios Range volcanoes. Near Rota volcano is a large field of lava flows erupted from numerous small cones and maars.(Source: GVP)
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