Volcano in Nicaragua
Cerro Negro volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Cerro Negro is being reported right now Last eruption: 1964 or later; last significant eruption 1992 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Cerro Negro: whether it is erupting now, satellite hot spots, earthquakes around it, and what an eruption would mean for nearby cities and flights.
- Status now
- No open report
- Last eruption
- 1964 or later last significant: 1992
- Elevation
- 728 m 2,389 ft
- Type
- Cinder cone
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 1 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- León 21 km WSW
Is Cerro Negro erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Cerro Negro right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1964 or later, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 1992. Volcano observatories can raise alert levels before an eruption starts, so check the national observatory for the current alert level.
No satellite thermal hot spot was detected within 10 km of the summit in the latest NASA FIRMS data, so there is no sign of lava at the surface large enough for VIIRS to see (clouds can hide it).
Earthquakes near Cerro Negro
USGS located 1 earthquake within 50 km of Cerro Negro in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last week. The largest was M4.6 on Oct 7, 2026, 30 km NW of the summit at 206 km depth.
0 of them were shallower than 10 km. Swarms of shallow quakes can mean magma or gas is moving, but most swarms end without an eruption; observatories combine them with ground deformation and gas data.
| Time (UTC) | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 20:56 UTC | M4.6 | 30 km NW | 206 km | 18 km NNE of Posoltega, Nicaragua |
About Cerro Negro
Cerro Negro is a cinder cone in Nicaragua, rising to 728 m (2,389 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
The nearest large town is León, about 21 km WSW of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.
- León (21 km) earthquakes nearby
- Chinandega (49 km) earthquakes nearby
- Managua (64 km) earthquakes nearby
- Masaya (89 km) earthquakes nearby
- Matagalpa (97 km) earthquakes nearby
- Granada, Granada Department (103 km) earthquakes nearby
Flights and volcanic ash
No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Cancún, 949 km away), but ash clouds from explosive eruptions can drift for thousands of kilometres along flight routes.
Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) issue the official ash advisories that airlines and air traffic control follow.
Other volcanoes in Nicaragua
Nicaragua has 9 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now, 2 of them with an open NASA activity report today. The closest other one is Las Pilas-El Hoyo Complex, 3 km away.
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Data: NOAA NCEI Volcano Locations, NASA EONET (open volcano events), USGS earthquakes, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS hot spots), Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.