Volcano profile

Nicaragua

Telica.

Volcano profile for Telica 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
1,036 m
Last documented eruption
2025
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
12.606°, -86.84°
GVP number
344040

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No current eruption report

Nicaragua

Telica

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,036 m
Last documented eruption
2025
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
12.606°, -86.84°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Central America Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
344040
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Telica · Nicaragua

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
2 Jan 202619 Feb 2026—Uncertain eruption
14 Jul 202518 Aug 20251Confirmed eruption
11 Jan 202525 Feb 20251Confirmed eruption
21 Apr 202129 Mar 20221Confirmed eruption
20 Jul 20209 Dec 20201Confirmed eruption
21 Jun 201815 Aug 20181Confirmed eruption
23 Sep 201511 May 20162Confirmed eruption
7 May 201528 May 20152Confirmed eruption
25 Sep 201325 Sep 20131Confirmed eruption
7 Mar 201114 Jun 20112Confirmed eruption
5 Jul 20085 Jul 20081Confirmed eruption
28 Oct 200718 Feb 20081?Confirmed eruption
12 Jun 200712 Jun 20071Uncertain eruption
11 Dec 200617 Feb 20071Confirmed eruption
4 Aug 20066 Aug 20061Confirmed eruption
5 Nov 200429 Jan 20051Confirmed eruption
31 Mar 200431 Mar 20041Confirmed eruption
17 Oct 2002Not available0Confirmed eruption
17 Jan 200119 Dec 20011Confirmed eruption
21 May 19996 Sep 20002Confirmed eruption
31 Jul 199412 Aug 19942Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 198716 Nov 19871Confirmed eruption
25 Nov 19812 Mar 19822Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 1981Not available1Confirmed eruption
3 Nov 197616 Jan 19781Confirmed eruption
16 May 197516 Mar 19760Confirmed eruption
11 Feb 196916 Dec 19712Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 196616 Jun 19661Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 196528 Jan 19651Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 196216 Jan 19621Confirmed eruption
15 Jul 195115 Oct 19512Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 194816 Nov 19492Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 194816 Jan 19482Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 194616 Aug 19462Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 194316 Apr 19442Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1941Not available—Uncertain eruption
16 Jun 194016 Oct 19402Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 193916 Nov 19392Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 193916 Jun 19392Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 193716 Aug 19382Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 1934Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 192916 Jan 19291?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1928Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Aug 192716 Nov 19272Confirmed eruption
26 Oct 1919Not available2?Uncertain eruption
16 Jan 1918Not available2?Uncertain eruption
16 Nov 1907Not available2Confirmed eruption
24 Jan 1791Not available—Confirmed eruption
1765Not available2Confirmed eruption
Apr 1743Not available2?Uncertain eruption
Aug 1685Not available2Confirmed eruption
1613Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1529Not available4Confirmed eruption
1527Uncertain datingNot available3?Confirmed 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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Telica · No current eruption report · 1,036 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International AirportNicaragua · MGA · MNMG
    89.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

LeónNicaragua · 19.4 km

ChichigalpaNicaragua · 20.8 km

ChinandegaNicaragua · 31.7 km

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

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC