Volcano profile

Nicaragua

San Cristobal.

Volcano profile for San Cristobal in Nicaragua, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,745 m
Last documented eruption
2024
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 3 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
12.702°, -87.004°
GVP number
344020

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No current eruption report

Nicaragua

San Cristobal

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,745 m
Last documented eruption
2024
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
12.702°, -87.004°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Central America Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
344020
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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San Cristobal · Nicaragua

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
7 Jun 20247 Jun 20241Confirmed eruption
5 Jul 20235 Jul 20231Confirmed eruption
27 Dec 202026 Jun 20222Confirmed eruption
4 Mar 20194 Mar 20191Confirmed eruption
22 Apr 201822 Apr 20181Confirmed eruption
18 Aug 201711 Nov 20173Confirmed eruption
18 Feb 201719 Apr 20171Confirmed eruption
22 Apr 201622 Apr 20162Confirmed eruption
5 Mar 201512 Jun 20152Confirmed eruption
20 Jul 20141 Oct 20141Confirmed eruption
4 Feb 201412 Apr 20141Confirmed eruption
7 Jun 20137 Jun 20131Confirmed eruption
26 Dec 201228 Dec 20122Confirmed eruption
8 Sep 201215 Sep 20122Confirmed eruption
21 Aug 201123 Oct 20111Confirmed eruption
9 Jun 201013 Jan 20112Confirmed eruption
6 Sep 200926 Dec 20092?Confirmed eruption
21 Nov 200821 Nov 20081Confirmed eruption
22 Jun 20085 Aug 20081Confirmed eruption
8 Nov 2007Not available1?Confirmed eruption
13 Nov 200527 May 20062Confirmed eruption
3 Dec 20047 Dec 20041Confirmed eruption
17 Jun 200313 Jun 20041?Confirmed eruption
29 May 200216 Dec 20021Confirmed eruption
11 May 20019 Dec 20011Confirmed eruption
1 May 199916 Jun 20002Confirmed eruption
19 May 19977 Jul 19971Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 1987Not available—Uncertain eruption
2 Sep 1985Not available—Uncertain eruption
16 Oct 197716 Oct 19772Confirmed eruption
29 Aug 197629 Aug 19761Confirmed eruption
9 Mar 197616 Mar 19761Confirmed eruption
3 May 19715 Jul 19711Confirmed eruption
Aug 1685Not available2Confirmed eruption
Jul 1684Not available2Confirmed eruption
1680Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1613Not available—Uncertain eruption
1528Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

San Cristobal · No current eruption report · 1,745 m

Nearby places

ChichigalpaNicaragua · 14.9 km

ChinandegaNicaragua · 16.0 km

El ViejoNicaragua · 18.2 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC