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GVP volcano 344040 · no holder yet

Telica

Telica is a 1,036 m stratovolcano in Nicaragua, erupting as recently as 2025.

Type
Stratovolcano(es) (composite landform)
Summit
1,036 m above sea level
Rock
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Setting
Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
2025
Largest known
VEI 4, cataclysmic, 1529
Eruptions
48 confirmed in the record
Where
12.61°N 86.84°W · Nicaragua
Region
Central America Volcanic Arc, Middle America-Caribbean Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 344040

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