Telica – stratovolcano, Nicaragua

Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

Start	End	VEI	Vent and dating
14 July 2025	18 August 2025	1	Observations: Reported
11 January 2025	25 February 2025	1	Observations: Reported
21 April 2021	29 March 2022	1	Observations: Reported
20 July 2020	9 December 2020	1	Observations: Reported
21 June 2018	15 August 2018	1	Southern crater · Observations: Reported
23 September 2015	11 May 2016	2	Telica crater · Observations: Reported
7 May 2015	28 May 2015	2	Telica crater · Observations: Reported
25 September 2013	25 September 2013	1	Telica crater · Observations: Reported
7 March 2011	14 June 2011	2	Southern crater · Observations: Reported
5 July 2008	5 July 2008	1	Observations: Reported
28 October 2007	18 February 2008	1	Observations: Reported
11 December 2006	17 February 2007	1	Observations: Reported
4 August 2006	6 August 2006	1	Observations: Reported
5 November 2004	29 January 2005	1	Observations: Reported
31 March 2004	31 March 2004	1	Observations: Reported
17 October 2002	—	0	Observations: Reported
17 January 2001	19 December 2001	1	Observations: Reported
21 May 1999	6 September 2000	2	Observations: Reported
31 July 1994	12 August 1994	2	Observations: Reported
16 November 1987	16 November 1987	1	Vent in NE corner of crater · Observations: Reported
25 November 1981	2 March 1982	2	Observations: Reported
16 February 1981	—	1	Observations: Reported
3 November 1976	16 January 1978	1	Observations: Reported
16 May 1975	16 March 1976	0	Observations: Reported
11 February 1969	16 December 1971	2	Observations: Reported
16 June 1966	16 June 1966	1	Observations: Reported
16 January 1965	28 January 1965	1	Observations: Reported
16 January 1962	16 January 1962	1	Observations: Reported
15 July 1951	15 October 1951	2	Observations: Reported
16 June 1948	16 November 1949	2	Observations: Reported
16 January 1948	16 January 1948	2	Observations: Reported
16 April 1946	16 August 1946	2	Observations: Reported
16 December 1943	16 April 1944	2	Observations: Reported
16 June 1940	16 October 1940	2	Observations: Reported
16 November 1939	16 November 1939	2	Observations: Reported
16 January 1939	16 June 1939	2	Observations: Reported
16 November 1937	16 August 1938	2	Observations: Reported
16 January 1934	—	2	Observations: Reported
16 January 1929	16 January 1929	1	Observations: Reported
2 July 1928	—	2	Observations: Reported
16 August 1927	16 November 1927	2	Observations: Reported
16 November 1907	—	2	Observations: Reported
24 January 1791	—	?	Observations: Reported
1765	—	2	Observations: Reported
August 1685	—	2	Observations: Reported
1613	—	2	Observations: Reported
1529	—	4	Observations: Reported
c. 1527	—	3	Observations: Reported

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#344040)