Morne aux Diables
Diables, Morne aux
Lava dome · Dominica · 861m
- Type
- Lava dome
- Country
- Dominica
- Region
- Middle America-Caribbean Volcanic Regions / Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 861m
- Coordinates
- 15.612, -61.430
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Minor
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Geological summary
The lava dome complex of Morne aux Diables (Devils Peak) forms the northern tip of the island of Dominica. Several nested craters and a 90-m-high, 335-m-wide lava dome are located within a larger 1.2-km-wide crater. The complex overall includes seven andesitic lava domes with a central depression where a cold soufriere is located. A chain of lava domes, two of which form a peninsula on the SW flank, form an E-W belt across the S flank. Bathymetry shows a double-peaked lava dome off the northern coast, truncated by a 4-km-long fault-bounded cliff. No eruptions have been recorded, but the most recent lava domes may be late Pleistocene to Holocene. The youngest (NW) summit crater contains an active thermal area with bubbling springs. Severe earthquake swarms in 1841 and 1893 were associated with either Morne aux Diables or Morne Diablotins to the south. Shallow volcano-tectonic seismicity was detected 2009-2010.
From Wikipedia
Morne aux Diables, also known as Devil's Peak, is a volcano on the island of Dominica and the volcanic formation is the northernmost peak on the island. The volcano is considered dormant, with no unusual volcanic activity reported aside from a swarm of small earthquakes detected in 2009–2010. Sulfur springs are present near the volcano.
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Eruption history
Detailed timeline
No eruption records available.
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