Volcano profile

Nicaragua

Momotombo.

Volcano profile for Momotombo 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
1,270 m
Last documented eruption
2016
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 2 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
12.423°, -86.539°
GVP number
344090

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No current eruption report

Nicaragua

Momotombo

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,270 m
Last documented eruption
2016
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
12.423°, -86.539°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Central America Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
344090
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Momotombo · Nicaragua

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
1 Dec 20157 Apr 20162Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 1918Not available1?Uncertain eruption
16 Jan 190521 Jan 19052Confirmed eruption
31 Mar 1902Not available2?Confirmed eruption
19 May 1886Uncertain dating2 Jul 18872Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 1885Not available1?Uncertain eruption
9 Sep 1882Not available2?Confirmed eruption
14 Oct 1878Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1870Not available2?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18582 Jul 18662Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 185416 Mar 18542Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1852Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1849Not available2Confirmed eruption
1764Not available2Confirmed eruption
1736Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1609Not available—Uncertain eruption
160516064Confirmed eruption
Feb 1578Not available2Confirmed eruption
1524Not available3Confirmed eruption
1100Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
800 BCEUncertain datingNot available4+Confirmed eruption
2550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—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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Volcano at a glance

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Momotombo · No current eruption report · 1,270 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

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

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

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Nearby places

La Paz CentroNicaragua · 17.4 km

NagaroteNicaragua · 17.7 km

MateareNicaragua · 24.1 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, 2:23 PM UTC