Nicaragua · Complex volcano
Volcán Las Pilas
Las Pilas-El Hoyo Complex
- Type
- Complex volcano
- Elevation
- 1088m
- Last eruption
- 1954
- Type
- Complex volcano
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Region
- Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1088m
- Coordinates
- 12.492, -86.679
- Last eruption
- 1954
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Las Pilas-El Hoyo volcanic complex, overlooking Cerro Negro volcano to the NW, includes a diverse cluster of cones within about a 3-km-diameter area.
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From Wikipedia
Las Pilas is a complex volcano located in the western part of Nicaragua. Part of a 30-km-long volcanic massif, Las Pilas has a series of well-preserved flank vents surrounding a central cone. Las Pilas last erupted in the 1950s and before that possibly in the 16th century.
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Eruption history
3 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 3
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1528 – 1954
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 2 (1954)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 2
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1954VEI 2Observed1954-10-29 – 1954-10-31El Hoyo
- 1952VEI 1Observed1952-10-23 – 1952-12-16El Hoyo
- 1528VEI ?Method not stated1528 – end unknownVolcano Uncertain
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