volcano Casita
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Volcano Casita is an active stratovolcano in northwestern Nicaragua known for its deadly 1998 landslide triggered by Hurricane Mitch.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Casita | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| abbreviationOfMonitoringAgency | INETER NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedSettlement |
El Porvenir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Posoltega NERFINISHED ⓘ Rolando Rodríguez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causedDeaths | thousands of people in 1998 ⓘ |
| composition | andesitic to dacitic lavas ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Nicaragua ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Chinandega Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1998-10-30 ⓘ |
| disasterCauseDetail | intense rainfall from Hurricane Mitch saturating volcanic slopes ⓘ |
| disasterClassification | secondary volcanic hazard ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1405 m
ⓘ
approximately 4610 ft ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | explosive ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | subduction zone ⓘ |
| hasCrater | eroded summit crater ⓘ |
| hasDisaster | 1998 Casita mudslide ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName | Spanish: Volcán Casita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazardType |
debris avalanche
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lahar ⓘ landslide ⓘ |
| impact |
destruction of several villages
ⓘ
major humanitarian crisis in Nicaragua in 1998 ⓘ |
| lastEruption | 1950s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chinandega Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Nicaragua ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Nicaragua Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoringAgency | Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Cordillera de los Maribios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Spanish diminutive of "casa" (little house) ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Chinandega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyVolcano | San Cristóbal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1998 debris avalanche and mudflow
ⓘ
1998 landslide triggered by Hurricane Mitch ⓘ |
| overliesPlate | Caribbean Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Central America Volcanic Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicPlate | Cocos Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | Hurricane Mitch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsCaseStudyIn |
disaster management and early warning systems
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landslide risk assessment ⓘ |
| usedFor | volcanic hazard studies ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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