Volcanic eruption
See 1983 on the mapEruption of Concepcion
16 Mar 1983 – 25 Mar 1983 · 11.54° N, 85.62° W
Concepción, also known by its aboriginal name Omeyatecihua from the Nawat language, is one of two volcanoes that form the island of Ometepe, which is situated in Lake Nicaragua in Nicaragua, Central America.
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What the records say
- When
- 16 Mar 1983 – 25 Mar 1983
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 11.54° N, 85.62° W
- Vei
- 2
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 344120
- Eruption number
- 11068
Nearby in time and place
- en Nicaragua, cerca de la frontera con Costa Rica, ocurre el Atentado de La Penca, con saldo de 22 heridos y 7 muertos (3 de ellos periodistas)30 May 1984 · Terrorist attack
- 1982 IAI Arava 201 crash14 Aug 1982 · Air disaster
- Navidad RojaDec 1981 · Expulsion or deportation
- El Mozote massacre11 Dec 1981 · Genocide · Deaths 800
- massacre de Las Hojas22 Feb 1983 · Massacre · Deaths 74
- El Calabozo massacre21 Aug 1982 · Massacre · Deaths 200
- Operation Chanchera22 Aug 1978 · Military operation · Deaths 8
- Battle of Ilopango Airport27 Jan 1982 · Battle
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