Volcano profile

Nicaragua

Masaya.

Volcano profile for Masaya 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
594 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Coordinates
11.9844°, -86.1688°
GVP number
344100

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No current eruption report

Nicaragua

Masaya

Caldera

Elevation
594 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
11.9844°, -86.1688°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Central America Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
344100
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Masaya · Nicaragua

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
3 Oct 2015Uncertain dating31 Mar 20261Confirmed eruption
11 Apr 201326 Apr 20130Uncertain eruption
30 Apr 20128 Jun 20121Confirmed eruption
29 Apr 200817 Dec 20081Confirmed eruption
4 Aug 200625 Oct 20061Confirmed eruption
4 Mar 200530 Mar 20051Confirmed eruption
4 Jul 20044 Jul 2004?1Uncertain eruption
22 Sep 200312 Dec 20031Confirmed 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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Masaya · No current eruption report · 594 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International AirportNicaragua · MGA · MNMG
    17.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • Omtepe AirportNicaragua · MNOM
    72.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

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Nearby places

MasayaNicaragua · 8.0 km

MasatepeNicaragua · 8.2 km

San MarcosNicaragua · 9.1 km

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

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC