Rota Volcano | John Seach

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(Santa Clara)
Nicaragua

12.55 N, 86.75 W
summit elevation 832 m
Stratovolcano

The volcano forms a beautiful symmetrical cone with a 150 m diameter.
It is covered with vegetation but shows little erosion.

No historical eruptions have occurred at the volcano although early explorers considered it active. Seismic swarms were measured in 1986, 1989, and 1992.

Further reading
Ostapenko, S.V., Spektor, S.V. and Netesov, Y.P., 1998. San Jacinto-Tizate geothermal field, Nicaragua: Exploration and conceptual model. Geothermics27(3), pp.361-378.

Rota Volcano Eruptions

No recent eruptions.