Rota Volcano
Updated: Apr 18, 2024 02:26 GMT -
stratovolcano 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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Rota volcano eruptions: less than 10,000 years ago
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
| Apr 5, 07:45 am (Managua) | 1.7 5 km | 8.6 km (5.4 mi) to the N |  23 km northeast of Leon, Leon, Nicaragua | Info | |
| Apr 5, 07:28 am (Managua) | 2.1 4 km | 8 km (5 mi) to the NW | 6 Km al norte de Volcán Telica, Nicaragua | Info | |
| Apr 5, 06:36 am (Managua) | 1.3 3 km | 9.8 km (6.1 mi) to the N | 8 Km al noreste de Volcán Telica, Nicaragua | Info | |
| Monday, April 8, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 8, 01:47 am (Managua) | 1.2 8 km | 3.2 km (2 mi) to the NW | 3 Km al noroeste de Volcán Rota, Nicaragua | Info | |
| Saturday, April 6, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 5, 09:52 pm (Managua) | 1.2 4 km | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) to the N | 2 Km al norte de Volcán Rota, Nicaragua | Info | |
| Friday, April 5, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 5, 04:48 am (Managua) | 1.2 3 km | 7.1 km (4.4 mi) to the NW | 7 Km al noroeste de Volcán Rota, Nicaragua | Info | |
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)
Rota Volcano 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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