What the records say
- When
- 10 Apr 1992
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Nicaragua
- Coordinates
- 12.51° N, 86.70° W
- Vei
- 3
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 50
- Damage musd
- 3
- Volcano type
- Cinder cone
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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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 “Eruption of Cerro Negro”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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