Rota volcan
Mise à jour: 12 août. 2022 03:01 GMT - Refresh
stratovolcan 832 m / 2,730 ft
Nicaragua, 12.55°N / -86.75°W
Condition actuelle: normal / en sommeil (1 sur 5)
Nicaragua, 12.55°N / -86.75°W
Condition actuelle: normal / en sommeil (1 sur 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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Eruptions du volcan Rota: less than 10,000 years ago
Derniers séismes proches:
Heure | Mag. / Profondeur | Distance/Lieu | ||
vendredi, 5 août 2022 GMT (1 séisme) | ||||
5 août 2022 14:41 (GMT -6) (5 août. 2022 20:41 GMT) | 2.5 185 km | 27 km (17 mi) 17 km au sud-ouest de León, Departamento de Leon, Nicaragua | ||
mercredi, 3 août 2022 GMT (2 séismes) | ||||
3 août 2022 15:55 (GMT -6) (3 août. 2022 21:55 GMT) | 5.3 138 km | 26 km (16 mi) 5.7 km à l'ouest de San Salvador | ||
3 août 2022 05:48 (GMT -6) (3 août. 2022 11:48 GMT) | 2.9 216 km | 185 km (115 mi) 55 km au nord-est de Juigalpa, Departamento de Chontales, Nicaragua | ||
samedi, 30 juillet 2022 GMT (1 séisme) | ||||
29 juil. 2022 23:00 (GMT -6) (30 juil.. 2022 05:00 GMT) | 2.5 151 km | 32 km (20 mi) 7.7 km à l'est de Chinandega, Nicaragua | ||
vendredi, 29 juillet 2022 GMT (1 séisme) | ||||
29 juil. 2022 07:42 (GMT -6) (29 juil.. 2022 13:42 GMT) | 3.0 5 km | 22 km (14 mi) 11 km au nord-ouest de León, Departamento de Leon, Nicaragua |
Introduction
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)
Rota Photos

The smooth crust of the lake is broken into plates, which are moving against or away from each other, simulating plate tectonics. Above, a miniature mid-ocean spreading z...

Zoom onto the rotating steam ring. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Ijen-Two miners on a rotating share/basis are always on duty tending the fires (Photo: jorge)

Wide angle long exposure with Polaris rotation center in the left and Colima with the glowing dome to the right. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)


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