| Country | Nicaragua |
| Volcanic Region | Central America Volcanic Arc |
| Landform | Volc Type | Caldera | Caldera |
| Last Known Eruption | Pleistocene |
| Coordinates | 12.3045°N, 85.7293°W |
| Elevation | 926 m (3,038 ft) |
| Volcano Number | 344133 |
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The Global Volcanism Program has no Weekly Volcanic Activity Reports available for Las Lajas.
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The Global Volcanism Program has no Weekly Reports available for Las Lajas.
The Global Volcanism Program has no Bulletin Reports available for Las Lajas.
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The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Las Lajas. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 12,000 years ago, information might be found on the Las Lajas page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).
This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.
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| Feature Name | Feature Type | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude |
| Castillo, Cerro el | Cone | |||
| Ochenta Pesos, Cerro | Cone | |||
| San Ildefonso, Cerro | Cone | |||
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| Feature Name | Feature Type | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude |
| Flor, Cerro de la | Dome | |||
| Monte, Cerro de | Dome | |||
| Uva, Cerrito de la | Dome | |||
Las Lajas volcano rises on the horizon NE of the Nicaraguan central depression. It is the largest Quaternary volcano east of the depression and contains a 7-km-wide caldera.
The SE side of Las Lajas caldera contains a narrow canyon (left, seen here from inside the eastern side of the caldera) through which the Quebrada Las Lajas drains into Lake Nicaragua. The caldera walls are up to 650 m high.
Las Lajas is the largest Quaternary volcano east of the Nicaraguan graben. The broad edifice contains a 7-km-wide, 650-m-deep caldera, with the SSW rim forming the horizon here. In the foreground are part of a group of five lava domes that are located in the center of the caldera. Additional domes are on the outer flanks. 
The rounded post-caldera lava dome in the center of the photo was constructed on the southern flank of Las Lajas volcano. In addition to flank domes, five coalescing domes were constructed within the caldera.There are no samples for Las Lajas in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.
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WOVOdat
Single Volcano View Temporal Evolution of Unrest Side by Side Volcanoes |
WOVOdat is a database of volcanic unrest; instrumentally and visually recorded changes in seismicity, ground deformation, gas emission, and other parameters from their normal baselines. It is sponsored by the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (WOVO) and presently hosted at the Earth Observatory of Singapore.
GVMID Data on Volcano Monitoring Infrastructure The Global Volcano Monitoring Infrastructure Database GVMID, is aimed at documenting and improving capabilities of volcano monitoring from the ground and space. GVMID should provide a snapshot and baseline view of the techniques and instrumentation that are in place at various volcanoes, which can be use by volcano observatories as reference to setup new monitoring system or improving networks at a specific volcano. These data will allow identification of what monitoring gaps exist, which can be then targeted by remote sensing infrastructure and future instrument deployments. |
| EarthScope Consortium SAGE seismic stations/networks | EarthScope Consortium operates the NSF Geodetic Facility for the Advancement of Geoscience (GAGE) and NSF Seismological Facility for the Advancement of Geoscience (SAGE). The linked map shows the location of seismic stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 0.18° (about 20 km at mid-latitudes) from the given location of Las Lajas. Users can customize a variety of filters and options in the left panel. Note that if there are no stations are known the map will default to show the entire world with a "No data matched request" error notice. |
| Large Eruptions of Las Lajas | Information about large Quaternary eruptions (VEI >= 4) is cataloged in the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA). |
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