Maderas volcano
stratovolcano 1394 m / 4,573 ft
Nicaragua, 11.45°N / -85.52°W
Current status: dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Nicaragua, 11.45°N / -85.52°W
Current status: dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: explosive
Maderas volcano eruptions: more than 3000 years ago
Maderas volcano eruptions: more than 3000 years ago
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Maderas is still active, but the latest activity dates back more than 3000 years ago and there are no confirmed eruptions in historical time.
Background:
Volcán Maderas is cut by numerous faults and grabens, the largest of which is a NW-SE-oriented graben that cuts the summit and has at least 140 m of vertical displacement. The summit crater is located at the western side of the central graben.The SW side of the volcano has been affected by large-scale slumping. There are many flank cones on the lower NE flank down to Lake Nicaragua.
1996 lahar and fatalities
A mud flow in September 1996 killed 6 persons in a village on the east flank, but there was no eruption at the volcano. The lahar was caused by heavy rainfall.
A mud flow in September 1996 killed 6 persons in a village on the east flank, but there was no eruption at the volcano. The lahar was caused by heavy rainfall.
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