Esteli volcano
volcanic field 899 m / 2,949 ft
Nicaragua, 13.17°N / -86.4°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
Esteli volcano books
Nicaragua, 13.17°N / -86.4°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
Esteli volcano books
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Typical eruption style: effusive
Esteli volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
Esteli volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance | Location |
| Thu, 27 Dec | |||
| Thu, 27 Dec 08:22 UTC | M 4.4 / 116 km | 30 km | NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA |
| Thu, 6 Dec | |||
| Thu, 6 Dec 09:43 UTC | M 4.9 / 159 km | 5 km | Nicaragua |
Some of the lava flows and cones near Esteli town could be less than 10,000 years old.
Background:
Fresh-looking, sparsely vegetated lava flows of the Esteli group could be of Holocene age. The lava flows near Estelí were faulted and slightly tilted during formation of the Estelí structural basin. Other youthful basaltic lava flows, one of which was erupted from the Bonete de Carrao cone, are located between Estelí and Jinotega. Well-preserved cones are also located in the area west and south of Ocotal. Some of the youthful lava flows in northern Nicaragua contain granitic xenoliths and xenocrysts of quartz.(from: Smithsonian / GVP information)
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