Eruption of Cerro Negro
4 Sep 1957 – 24 Sep 1957 · 12.51° N, 86.70° W
Cerro Negro is an active volcano in the Cordillera de los Maribios mountain range in Nicaragua, about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the village of Malpaisillo. It is a very new volcano, the youngest in Central America, having first appeared in April 1850.
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What the records say
- When
- 4 Sep 1957 – 24 Sep 1957
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 12.51° N, 86.70° W
- Vei
- 2
- Vent
- Summit and east flank
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 344070
- Eruption number
- 10956
Cerro Negro
Active volcano in Nicaragua
Cerro Negro is an active volcano in the Cordillera de los Maribios mountain range in Nicaragua, about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the village of Malpaisillo. It is a very new volcano, the youngest in Central America, having first appeared in April 1850. It consists of a gravelly basaltic cinder cone, which contrasts greatly with the surrounding verdant hillsides, and gives rise to its name, which means Black Hill.
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Nearby in time and place
- Earthquake — Nicaragua: Off Coast24 Oct 1956 · Earthquake · Magnitude 7.1
- 1956 Honduran coup d'état21 Oct 1956 · Coup
- massacre du 23 juillet23 Jul 1959 · Massacre · Deaths 4
- Eruption of Las Pilas-El Hoyo Complex29 Oct 1954 · Volcanic eruption
- General strike of 19541954 · Strike
- 1960 Salvadoran coup d'état26 Oct 1960 · Coup
- 1961 Salvadoran coup d'état25 Jan 1961 · Coup
- 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état18 Jun 1954 · Coup
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