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Nicaragua · Caldera

Volcán Apoyeque

Apoyeque

Type
Caldera
Elevation
518m
Last eruption
-50
Volcán Apoyeque
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Type
Caldera
Country
Nicaragua
Region
Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
Elevation
518m
Coordinates
12.242, -86.342
Last eruption
-50
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Caldera
Major rock type
Dacite

Geological summary

The Apoyeque volcanic complex occupies the broad Chiltepe Peninsula, which extends into south-central Lake Managua.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

From Wikipedia

Apoyeque is a pyroclastic shield, located in the Chiltepe Peninsula Natural Reserve in Nicaragua. It has a 2.8-km wide, 400-m-deep, lake-filled caldera.

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Eruption history

4 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
4
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
4160 BCE (±30 yrs) – 50 BCE
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 6 (50 BCE)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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4160 BCE~3964 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 52594 BCE~2399 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 51224 BCE~1029 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 4246 BCE~50 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 64160 BCE3181 BCE2203 BCE1224 BCE246 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 50 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI 6Geological estimate
    50 BCE – end unknown
    Apoyeque
  2. 1050 BCE (±1000 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    1050 BCE – end unknown
  3. 2550 BCE (±1500 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate
    2550 BCE – end unknown
    W Chiltepe Peninsula
  4. 4160 BCE (±30 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate
    4160 BCE – end unknown
    Laguna Xiloá

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