Volcanic eruption
Open on the mapEruption of Apoyeque
4160 BCE · 12.24° N, 86.34° W
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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What the records say
- When
- 4160 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 12.24° N, 86.34° W
- Vei
- 5
- Date uncertainty
- ± 30 years
- Vent
- Laguna Xiloá
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
- Volcano number
- 344091
- Eruption number
- 10974
Nearby in time and place
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page