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Cerro Negro, Nicaragua

Latitude: 12.5N

Longitude: 86.7W

Elevation: 2,214 feet (675 m)

Eruption Updates

• Eruption of Cerro Negro, Nicaragua Late May 1995
• Cerro Negro Eruption Mid-November field reports (added 25 November, 1995)
• Cerro Negro activity report Saturday -Sunday 25/26th November (added 2 December, 1995)
• DHA - 01 Situation Report Govt request international assistance: appeal for basic relief supplies and food items (added 4 December, 1995)
• DHA - 02 Situation Report Steady increase in activity, 6000 evacuated (added 8 December, 1995)
• DHA - 03 Situation Report Activity continued to be monitored, relief funds arrive (added 19 December, 1995)

Global Volcanism Reports

• Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, v. 20, no. 11/12, November-December 1995 Vigorous eruption produces a new cone, dome, lava flows, and large ash plumes

Images

• Natural Hazards Mitigation Group in Geneva has some pictures from 25 September, 1995
• CNN QuickTime Movie Short (984KB) of strombolian eruption at Cerro Negro.

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