Volcano Name: | Masaya | Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): | 344100 |
Alternate Name: |
Cerro Arenal Cerro Montoso Cerro el Coyotepe Comalito El Pelón El Renón El Ventarrón Errant Cone La Media Luna Las Nubes Las Sastres Las Sierras Masaya Nindirí San Fernando San Juan San Pedro Santiago |
Volcano Type: | Caldera(s) |
Latitude: | 11.9841666700 | ||
Longitude: | -86.1608333300 | ||
Region: | México and Central America | Sub Region: | Nicaragua |
Date Entered: | 02/05/2012 |
Eruption Start Date: | 150 | Date Error: | ||
Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Stratigraphy, sediment accumulation | ||
Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 2.800 (Literature) | ||
Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 6.600 (Literature) | ||
Magnitude : | 5.800 (Calculated) | ||
Maximum Column Height (km): | 26.000 (Literature) | ||
Maximum Intensity : | 11.000 (Eruption Rate) | ||
Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Literature) | ||
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): | 2.640 (Calculated) | ||
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): | 6.600 (Literature) |
Magma: | Andesite | ||
Calculated Density: | |||
Rock Classification: | |||
Andesite |
Eruption Start Date: | -179 | Date Error: | 178 | |
Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Radiocarbon (corrected) | ||
Eruption Date Quality: | Medium quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
C14 Date: | 2120 | C14 Date Error: | 120 | |
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 1.800 (Literature) | ||
Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 3.400 (Literature) | ||
Magnitude : | 5.700 (Literature) | ||
Maximum Column Height (km): | 29.000 (Literature) | ||
Maximum Intensity : | 11.180 (Eruption Rate) | ||
Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Literature) |
Magma: | Basalt | ||
Calculated Density: | |||
Rock Classification: | |||
Basalt |
Eruption Start Date: | -4050 | Date Error: | 100 | |
Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Tephrochronology | ||
Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 5.500 (Calculated) | ||
Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 14.800 (Literature) | ||
Magnitude : | 6.390 (Literature) | ||
Maximum Column Height (km): | 28.000 (Literature) | ||
Maximum Intensity : | 11.000 (Eruption Rate) | ||
Maximum VEI : | 6.000 (Literature) | ||
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): | 0.400 (Literature) | ||
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): | 0.700 (Literature) |
Magma: | Basalt | ||
Calculated Density: | |||
Rock Classification: | |||
Basalt |
Eruption Start Date: | 33000 BP | Date Error: | 5000 | |
Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Radiocarbon (corrected) | ||
Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
C14 Date: | 27500 | C14 Date Error: | 2500 | |
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 1.260 (Calculated) | ||
Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 3.400 (Literature) | ||
Magnitude : | 5.500 (Calculated) | ||
Maximum Column Height (km): | 23.600 (Literature) | ||
Maximum Intensity : | 10.800 (Column Height) | ||
Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Literature) |
Magma: | Basalt-Andesite | ||
Calculated Density: | |||
Rock Classification: | |||
Andesite | |||
Basalt |
Magma: | Andesite | ||
Calculated Density: | 2950 | ||
Rock Classification: | |||
Andesite |
Eruption Start Date: | 60000 BP | Date Error: | ||
Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Tephrochronology | ||
Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 3.500 (Calculated) | ||
Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 9.100 (Literature) | ||
Magnitude : | 6.000 (Calculated) | ||
Maximum Column Height (km): | 30.000 (Literature) | ||
Maximum Intensity : | 11.410 (Eruption Rate) | ||
Maximum VEI : | 6.000 (Calculated) |
Magma: | Basalt-Andesite | ||
Calculated Density: | |||
Rock Classification: | |||
Basalt | |||
Andesite |
Eruption Start Date: | 1575000 BP | Date Error: | 25000 | |
Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Not Available | ||
Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 5.710 (Calculated) | ||
Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 14.000 (Literature) | ||
Magnitude : | 6.100 (Calculated) | ||
Maximum VEI : | 6.000 (Calculated) |
Magma: | Andesite-Dacite | ||
Calculated Density: | |||
Rock Classification: | |||
Andesite | |||
Dacite |