Cerro Negro, the volcano in Nicaragua, I would like to know everything about it! When was it's latest eruption etc..

rocky Hedvig

Dear Hedvig,

Cerro Negro was erupting last month. Have a look at the summary of the eruption. For the basic about the volcano visit Cerro Negro in Volcanoes of the World. That won't tell you everything. So, I've listed a few articles below that you might find interesting.

Steve Mattox, University of North Dakota References for Cerro Negro:

Feldman, L.H., 1993, Mountains of Fire, Lands that Shake: Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions in the Historic Past of Central America (1505-1899): Culven City, California: Labyrinthos, 295 p.

McBirney, A.R., and Williams, H., 1965, Volcanic history of Nicaragua: University of California Pub. Geo. Sci., v. 55, p. 1-65.

Stoiber, R.E., and Carr, M.J., 1973, Quaternary volcanic and tectonic segmentation of Central America: Bulletin of Volcanology, v. 37, p. 304-325.

Viramonte, J.G., Ubeda, E., and Martinez, M., 1971, The 1971 eruption of Cerro Negro volcano, Nicaragua: Smithsonian Institution Center for Short-Lived Phenomena, 28 p. 

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