Volcano in Nicaragua
Concepcion volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Concepcion is being reported right now Last eruption: 1964 or later (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Concepcion: 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
- Elevation
- 1,700 m 5,578 ft
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 1 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Granada, Granada Department 57 km NW
Is Concepcion erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Concepcion right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1964 or later. 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 Concepcion
USGS located 1 earthquake within 50 km of Concepcion in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last week. The largest was M4.8 on Oct 9, 2026, 48 km W of the summit at 166 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 9, 12:33 UTC | M4.8 | 48 km W | 166 km | 17 km S of Nandaime, Nicaragua |
About Concepcion
Concepcion is a stratovolcano in Nicaragua, rising to 1,700 m (5,578 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
Stratovolcanoes are steep cones built from alternating lava and ash layers; their eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns that can reach cruising altitude.
The nearest large town is Granada, Granada Department, about 57 km NW of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.
- Granada, Granada Department (57 km) earthquakes nearby
- Masaya (71 km) earthquakes nearby
- San José, Alajuela Province (84 km) earthquakes nearby
- Managua (95 km) earthquakes nearby
- Liberia (102 km) earthquakes nearby
- Matagalpa (158 km)
Flights and volcanic ash
No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Cancún, 1065 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 Maderas, 16 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.