Volcanic eruption
See 2017 on the mapEruption of Rincon de la Vieja
23 May 2017 – 15 Mar 2018 · 10.83° N, 85.34° W
Rincón de la Vieja is an active andesitic complex volcano in north-western Costa Rica, about 23 km (14 mi) from Liberia, in the province of Guanacaste.
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What the records say
- When
- 23 May 2017 – 15 Mar 2018
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 10.83° N, 85.34° W
- Vei
- 1
- Vent
- Crater lake
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 345020
- Eruption number
- 22208
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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