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San Cristobal

Estratovolcán · Nicaragua · 1745 m

The San Cristóbal volcanic complex consists of five principal edifices. The youngest cone, the namesake San Cristóbal, seen here from the south, is the highest peak of the Marrabios Range. Several radial flank craters occur along a N-S line on the outer north flank of 1745-m-high San Cristóbal. Historical activity, consisting of small-to-moderate explosive eruptions, has been reported since the 16th century. The SW crater rim (left) rises 140 m above the NE rim because prevailing trade winds distribute tephra to the SW.
The San Cristóbal volcanic complex consists of five principal edifices. The youngest cone, the namesake San Cristóbal, seen here from the south, is the highest peak of the Marrabios Range. Several radial flank craters occur along a N-S line on the outer north flank of 1745-m-high San Cristóbal. Historical activity, consisting of small-to-moderate explosive eruptions, has been reported since the 16th century. The SW crater rim (left) rises 140 m above the NE rim because prevailing trade winds distribute tephra to the SW. · Foto: Photo by Jaime Incer. · Wikimedia Commons
Tipo
Estratovolcán
País
Nicaragua
Región
Middle America-Caribbean Volcanic Regions / Central America Volcanic Arc
Altitud
1745 m
Coordenadas
12.702, -87.004
Última erupción
2024
Contexto tectónico
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Forma volcánica
Composite
Roca principal
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Resumen geológico

The San Cristóbal volcanic complex, consisting of five principal volcanic edifices, forms the NW end of the Marrabios Range. The symmetrical 1745-m-high youngest cone, named San Cristóbal (also known as El Viejo), is Nicaragua's highest volcano and is capped by a 500 x 600 m wide crater. El Chonco, with several flank lava domes, is located 4 km W of San Cristóbal; it and the eroded Moyotepe volcano, 4 km NE of San Cristóbal, are of Pleistocene age. Volcán Casita, containing an elongated summit crater, lies immediately east of San Cristóbal and was the site of a catastrophic landslide and lahar in 1998. The Plio-Pleistocene La Pelona caldera is located at the eastern end of the complex. Historical eruptions from San Cristóbal, consisting of small-to-moderate explosive activity, have been reported since the 16th century. Some other 16th-century eruptions attributed to Casita volcano are uncertain and may have been from other Marrabios Range volcanoes.

Resumen de Wikipedia

Volcán San Cristóbal (Tepemesquián) es el volcán más alto de Nicaragua. Se ubica en el noroeste del país en la cordillera de los Maribios, y hace una notable escena paisajística para los habitantes del municipio de Chichigalpa, Chinandega. Es también uno de los volcanes más activos de Nicaragua, debido a que hace erupción a menudo.

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Historial de erupciones

Resumen (VEI en el tiempo)
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1528~1578 · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. 31578~1627 · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. ?1677~1726 · 3 erupciones · VEI máx. 21925~1974 · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. 11974~2024 · 32 erupciones · VEI máx. 315281627177618751974

Línea de tiempo detallada

  1. 2024VEI 1Observado
    2024-06-07 – 2024-06-07
  2. 2023VEI 1Observado
    2023-07-05 – 2023-07-05
  3. 2020VEI 2Observado
    2020-12-27 – 2022-06-26
  4. 2019VEI 1Observado
    2019-03-04 – 2019-03-04
  5. 2018VEI 1Observado
    2018-04-22 – 2018-04-22
    Summit crater
  6. 2017VEI 3Observado
    2017-08-18 – 2017-11-11
    Summit crater
  7. 2017VEI 1Observado
    2017-02-18 – 2017-04-19
    Summit crater
  8. 2016VEI 2Observado
    2016-04-22 – 2016-04-22
    Summit crater
  9. 2015VEI 2Observado
    2015-03-05 – 2015-06-12
    Summit crater
  10. 2014VEI 1Observado
    2014-07-20 – 2014-10-01
    Summit crater
  11. 2014VEI 1Observado
    2014-02-04 – 2014-04-12
    Summit crater
  12. 2013VEI 1Observado
    2013-06-07 – 2013-06-07
    Summit crater
  13. 2012VEI 2Observado
    2012-09-08 – 2012-09-15
    Summit crater
  14. 2012VEI 2Observado
    2012-12-26 – 2012-12-28
    Summit crater
  15. 2011VEI 1Observado
    2011-08-21 – 2011-10-23
    Summit crater
  16. 2010VEI 2Observado
    2010-06-09 – 2011-01-13
    Summit crater
  17. 2009VEI 2Observado
    2009-09-06 – 2009-12-26
  18. 2008VEI 1Observado
    2008-06-22 – 2008-08-05
  19. 2008VEI 1Observado
    2008-11-21 – 2008-11-21
  20. 2007VEI 1Observado
    2007-11-08 – En curso
  21. 2005VEI 2Observado
    2005-11-13 – 2006-05-27
  22. 2004VEI 1Observado
    2004-12-03 – 2004-12-07
  23. 2003VEI 1Observado
    2003-06-17 – 2004-06-13
  24. 2002VEI 1Observado
    2002-05-29 – 2002-12-16
  25. 2001VEI 1Observado
    2001-05-11 – 2001-12-09
  26. 1999VEI 2Observado
    1999-05-01 – 2000-06-16
  27. 1997VEI 1Observado
    1997-05-19 – 1997-07-07
  28. 1987VEI ?Estimación geológica
    1987-11-16 – En curso
  29. 1985VEI ?Estimación geológica
    1985-09-02 – En curso
  30. 1977VEI 2Observado
    1977-10-16 – 1977-10-16
  31. 1976VEI 1Observado
    1976-03-09 – 1976-03-16
  32. 1976VEI 1Observado
    1976-08-29 – 1976-08-29
  33. 1971VEI 1Observado
    1971-05-03 – 1971-07-05
  34. 1685VEI 2Observado
    1685-08 – En curso
  35. 1684VEI 2Observado
    1684-07 – En curso
  36. 1680VEI 2Observado
    1680 – En curso
  37. 1613VEI ?Estimación geológica
    1613 – En curso
  38. 1528 (±1 años)VEI 3Observado
    1528 – En curso

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