Rota volcano
Updated: Aug 10, 2022 00:01 GMT - Refresh
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
Lastest nearby earthquakes:
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Friday, August 5, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Aug 5, 2022 2:41 pm (GMT -6) (Aug 5, 2022 20:41 GMT) | 2.5 185 km | 27 km (17 mi) 17 km southwest of Leon, Nicaragua | ||
| Wednesday, August 3, 2022 GMT (2 quakes) | ||||
| Aug 3, 2022 3:55 pm (GMT -6) (Aug 3, 2022 21:55 GMT) | 5.3 138 km | 26 km (16 mi) 5.7 km west of San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
| Aug 3, 2022 5:48 am (GMT -6) (Aug 3, 2022 11:48 GMT) | 2.9 216 km | 185 km (115 mi) 55 km northeast of Juigalpa, Departamento de Chontales, Nicaragua | ||
| Saturday, July 30, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Jul 29, 2022 11:00 pm (GMT -6) (Jul 30, 2022 05:00 GMT) | 2.5 151 km | 32 km (20 mi) 16 km southeast of Chinandega, Nicaragua | ||
| Friday, July 29, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Jul 29, 2022 7:42 am (GMT -6) (Jul 29, 2022 13:42 GMT) | 3.0 5 km | 22 km (14 mi) 11 km northwest of Leon, Nicaragua | ||
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 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)
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS
