Volcano profile

Nicaragua

Apoyeque.

Volcano profile for Apoyeque 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
Caldera
Elevation
518 m
Last documented eruption
50 BCE
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 6 highest recorded · More about the VEI
Coordinates
12.242°, -86.342°
GVP number
344091

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No current eruption report

Nicaragua

Apoyeque

Caldera

Elevation
518 m
Last documented eruption
50 BCE
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
12.242°, -86.342°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Central America Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
344091
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Apoyeque · Nicaragua

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
50 BCEUncertain datingNot available6Confirmed eruption
1050 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
2550 BCEUncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption
4160 BCEUncertain datingNot available5Confirmed 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.

Apoyeque · No current eruption report · 518 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

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

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

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Nearby places

Ciudad SandinoNicaragua · 9.2 km

MateareNicaragua · 9.4 km

ManaguaNicaragua · 15.7 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, 3:38 PM UTC