What the records say
- When
- 27 Sep 1996
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Nicaragua
- Coordinates
- 11.45° N, 85.52° W
- Deaths
- 6
- Volcano type
- Stratovolcano
Maderas
Volcano in Nicaragua
Maderas, also known by its aboriginal name Omeyateite from the Nawat language, is a volcano in Nicaragua. With a height of 1,394 metres (4,573 ft), it is the smaller of the two volcanoes which make up the island of Ometepe in Lake Nicaragua. Unlike Concepción, the other volcano on the island, Maderas has not been active in historical times. Its crater contains a crater lake.
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2 sources record it
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · names it “Uncertain eruption of Maderas”Smithsonian 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
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