Volcano Name: Apoyo Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 344802
Alternate Name:
Apoyoito
Cerritito
El Cerrito
Volcano Type: Caldera(s)
Latitude: 11.9166666700
Longitude: -86.0333333300
Region: México and Central America Sub Region: Nicaragua
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: 28762 BP Date Error: 338
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 23890 C14 Date Error: 240
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 2.550 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 6.500 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.800 (Literature)
Maximum Column Height (km): 34.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.480 (Eruption Rate)
Maximum VEI : 6.000 (Literature)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 1.210 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): > 2.900 (Literature)
Magma: Dacite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Dacite
(Minor/less than 10%) Andesite
Eruption Start Date: 29468 BP Date Error: 126
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 24650 C14 Date Error: 120
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 31.000 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 43.000 (Literature)
Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): 3.630 (Calculated)
Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : 8.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 6.900 (Literature)
Maximum Column Height (km): 35.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.850 (Eruption Rate)
Maximum VEI : 6.000 (Literature)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 19.500 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 42.900 (Literature)
Magma: Dacite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Dacite

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