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.

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instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
abbreviationOfMonitoringAgency INETER
affectedSettlement El Porvenir
Posoltega
Rolando Rodríguez
causedDeaths thousands of people in 1998
composition andesitic to dacitic lavas
continent North America
country Nicaragua
countrySubdivision Chinandega Department
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
linked to: Casita Volcano
hazardType debris avalanche
lahar
landslide
impact destruction of several villages
major humanitarian crisis in Nicaragua in 1998
lastEruption 1950s
locatedIn Chinandega Department
northwestern Nicaragua
locatedOn Nicaragua Depression
monitoringAgency Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales
mountainRange Cordillera de los Maribios
nameMeaning Spanish diminutive of "casa" (little house)
nearbyCity Chinandega
nearbyVolcano San Cristóbal
notableEvent 1998 debris avalanche and mudflow
1998 landslide triggered by Hurricane Mitch
overliesPlate Caribbean Plate
partOf Central America Volcanic Arc
tectonicPlate Cocos Plate
triggeredBy Hurricane Mitch
usedAsCaseStudyIn disaster management and early warning systems
landslide risk assessment
usedFor volcanic hazard studies
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Chinandega Department contains volcano Casita