Eruption of Cerro Negro
23 Oct 1968 – 10 Dec 1968 · 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
- 23 Oct 1968 – 10 Dec 1968
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 12.51° N, 86.70° W
- Vei
- 3
- Vent
- Summit and south flank
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 344070
- Eruption number
- 10962
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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- American Convention on Human Rights1969 · Treaty
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