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Las Lajas Volcano

Updated: Mar 28, 2024 20:00 GMT -
shield volcano 926 m / 3,038 ft
Nicaragua, 12.3°N / -85.73°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

Las Lajas is a basaltic shield volcano 20 km north of Lake Nicaragua. La Lajas is the youngest of a group of volcanoes east of the Nicaraguan graben. Based on its fresh morphology, it could be still active.
Las Lajas volcano has a 7 km wide and 650 m deep caldera, which contains 5 lava domes in the center and is cut by a narrow canyon on the SE side. There are lava domes and cones on the outer flanks.

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Typical eruption style: effusive
Las Lajas volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions

Latest nearby earthquakes

TimeMag. / DepthDistance / Location
Mar 18, 01:52 am (Managua)
Mar 18, 07:52 GMT
2.6

25 km
25 km (15 mi) to the E 21 Km al noroeste de Juigalpa, Nicaragua Info

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