Cerro el Ciguatepe volcan
stratovolcan 603 m / 1,978 ft
Nicaragua, 12.53°N / -86.14°W
Condition actuelle: normal / en sommeil (1 sur 5)
Nicaragua, 12.53°N / -86.14°W
Condition actuelle: normal / en sommeil (1 sur 5)
Cerro el Ciguatepe volcano is located in the Nicaraguan interior highlands, east of the Nicaraguan depression and one of several Quarternary volcanoes in this area.
It contains a well-reserved 1.5 km wide summit crater, which contains a blocky lava dome and a young lava flow that has traveled from a breach in the SW side of the crater to the base of the cone.
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Eruptions du volcan Cerro el Ciguatepe: unknown, no recent eruptions
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Heure | Mag. / Profondeur | Distance/Lieu | ||
| Wed, 16 Jun 2021 (GMT) (1 séisme) | ||||
| 2021-06-15 21:04:42 (16 Jun 2021 03:04:42 GMT) | 1.7 73 km | 28 km (17 mi) 12 km au nord-est de Tipitapa, Departamento de Managua, Nicaragua | ||
| Sun, 13 Jun 2021 (GMT) (1 séisme) | ||||
| 2021-06-12 22:20:16 (13 Jun 2021 04:20:16 GMT) | 2.2 5 km | 37 km (23 mi) 45 km à l'est de León, Departamento de Leon, Nicaragua | ||
| Thu, 10 Jun 2021 (GMT) (1 séisme) | ||||
| 2021-06-10 03:31:22 (10 Jun 2021 09:31:22 GMT) | 3.0 5 km | 16 km (9.9 mi) 32 km au nord de Managua, Nicaragua | ||
Introduction
The steep-sided stratovolcano was constructed east of the Río Pacora, NE of Lake Managua at the boundary of the flat-lying Tertiary ignimbrite deposits with the fault-blocks bordering the Nicaraguan depression.
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8
