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
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

Latest catalogue records. 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

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

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

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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

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

Eruption reportedAiraJapanCaldera · 1,117 mEruption reportedDukonoIndonesiaVolcanic complex · 1,273 mEruption reportedGreat SitkinUnited StatesStratovolcano · 1,740 mEruption reportedIbuIndonesiaStratovolcano · 1,357 mEruption reportedKanlaonPhilippinesStratovolcano · 2,422 mEruption reportedKarangetangIndonesiaStratovolcano · 1,797 mEruption reportedKlyuchevskoyRussiaStratovolcano · 4,754 mEruption reportedKrakatauIndonesiaCaldera · 285 m

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC