Mombacho volcano
Updated: Jul 3, 2022 05:55 GMT - Refresh
stratovolcano 1344 m / 4,409 ft
Nicaragua, 11.83°N / -85.97°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Nicaragua, 11.83°N / -85.97°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Mombacho volcano is an active andesitic and basaltic stratovolcano located about 10 km south of the city of Granada, west of Lake Nicaragua and a few kilometers SE of Laguna Apoyo.
A possible historic eruption occurred in 1570, when a debris avalanche destroyed a village on the south side of Mombacho volcano. There are reports of an explosion, but there is no accepted evidence that an eruption did occur.
Current activity consists of fumaroles and hot springs within the 2 collapse scarps and on the upper northern flank.
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Mombacho volcano eruptions: possible eruption in 1570
Lastest nearby earthquakes:
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Saturday, June 25, 2022 GMT (2 quakes) | ||||
| Jun 25, 2022 5:27 pm (GMT -6) (Jun 25, 2022 23:27 GMT) | 2.7 5 km | 26 km (16 mi) NICARAGUA | ||
| Jun 25, 2022 12:16 am (GMT -6) (Jun 25, 2022 06:16 GMT) | 2.5 136 km | 58 km (36 mi) 9 Km Al Sureste De Puerto Diaz, Nicaragua | ||
| Friday, June 24, 2022 GMT (2 quakes) | ||||
| Jun 24, 2022 1:39 pm (GMT -6) (Jun 24, 2022 19:39 GMT) | 2.6 11 km | 34 km (21 mi) 9 Km Al Noreste De Ticuantepe, Nicaragua | ||
| Jun 23, 2022 10:10 pm (GMT -6) (Jun 24, 2022 04:10 GMT) | 2.3 7 km | 9.3 km (5.8 mi) 8 Km Al Suroeste De Granada, Nicaragua | ||
| Wednesday, June 22, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Jun 22, 2022 2:17 pm (GMT -6) (Jun 22, 2022 20:17 GMT) | 2.4 113 km | 32 km (20 mi) 8 Km Al Sur De Diriamba, Nicaragua | ||
Background
Mombacho volcano has suffered repeated edifice collapse. Flank collapse left 2 large horseshoe-shaped craters cutting the summit on the NE and southern flanks.The collapse associated with the NE-flank scarp produced a large debris avalanche that forms an arcuate peninsula and a cluster of small islands (Las Isletas) in Lake Nicaragua.
2 small, well-preserved cinder cones are located on the volcano's lower northern flank.
Mombacho Photos
Mombacho stratovolcano, view from Granada, Nicaragua (Photo: WNomad)
Mombacho stratovolcano, near Granada, Nicaragua (Photo: WNomad)
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS
