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Chinyero Volcano

Tenerife

Stratovolcano · Spain · 3715m

Teide volcano, the highest point on the island of Tenerife, towers above the scarp of the massive Orotava landslide, which occurred about 600,000 years ago. The light-colored area on the eastern foot of the volcano (left) is covered by tephra deposits from the Plinian Montana Blanca eruption about 2,000 years ago. Teide was constructed within the 10 x 16 km wide Las Cañadas caldera on the SW side of Tenerife. The large triangular island is composed of a complex of overlapping stratovolcanoes that have remained active into historical time.
Teide volcano, the highest point on the island of Tenerife, towers above the scarp of the massive Orotava landslide, which occurred about 600,000 years ago. The light-colored area on the eastern foot of the volcano (left) is covered by tephra deposits from the Plinian Montana Blanca eruption about 2,000 years ago. Teide was constructed within the 10 x 16 km wide Las Cañadas caldera on the SW side of Tenerife. The large triangular island is composed of a complex of overlapping stratovolcanoes that have remained active into historical time. · Photo: Photo by Alexander Belousov, 2001 (Institute of Volcanology, Kamchatka, Russia). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Spain
Region
Northern Africa Volcanic Regions / Canary Volcanic Province
Elevation
3715m
Coordinates
28.271, -16.641
Last eruption
1909
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Phonolite
Geological summary

The large triangular island of Tenerife is composed of a complex of overlapping Miocene-to-Quaternary stratovolcanoes. The NE-trending Cordillera Dorsal volcanic massif joins the Las Cañadas volcano on the SW side of the island with older volcanoes, creating the largest volcanic complex of the Canary Islands. The origin of the 10 x 17 km Las Cañadas caldera, partially filled by the Teide stratovolcano, has been variably considered to be due to collapse following multiple major explosive eruptions or as a result of a massive landslide (in a manner similar to the earlier formation of the massive La Orotava and Guimar valleys), or a combination of the two processes. The most recent stage of activity beginning in the late Pleistocene included the construction of the Pico Viejo and Teide edifices. Tenerife was perhaps observed in eruption by Christopher Columbus, and several flank vents on the Canary Island's most active volcano have been active during historical time.

From Wikipedia

Mount Guajara is a 2,718 m (8,917 ft) high mountain on Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. It is the third highest peak of the island and of the Canary archipelago, after Teide and Pico Viejo.

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Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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7550 BCE~7235 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?6919 BCE~6604 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6604 BCE~6289 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6289 BCE~5973 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?5973 BCE~5658 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?5658 BCE~5343 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?5343 BCE~5028 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?4712 BCE~4397 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?4397 BCE~4082 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?4082 BCE~3766 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?3766 BCE~3451 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?3451 BCE~3136 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?3136 BCE~2820 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?2820 BCE~2505 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?2505 BCE~2190 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?2190 BCE~1875 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1875 BCE~1559 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?1559 BCE~1244 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1244 BCE~929 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?929 BCE~613 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?613 BCE~298 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?298 BCE~17 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 417~333 · 5 eruptions · max VEI ?648~963 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 0963~1278 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1278~1594 · 4 eruptions · max VEI ?1594~1909 · 4 eruptions · max VEI 37550 BCE5343 BCE2820 BCE613 BCE1594

Detailed timeline

  1. 1909VEI 2Observed
    1909-11-18 – 1909-11-27
    NW rift zone (Chinyero)
  2. 1798VEI 3Observed
    1798-06-09 – 1798-09-14
    SW flank of Pico Viejo (Chahorra)
  3. 1706VEI 2Observed
    1706-05-05 – 1706-06-13
    NW rift zone (Garachico)
  4. 1704VEI 2Observed
    1704-12-31 – 1705-03-27
    NW rift zone (Siete Fuentes, Fasnia, Güímar)
  5. 1492VEI ?Observed
    1492-08-24 – Ongoing
    NW rift zone (Montaña Boca Cangrejo)
  6. 1444VEI ?Geological estimate
    1444 – Ongoing
  7. 1396 (±3 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1396 – Ongoing
  8. 1341VEI ?Geological estimate
    1341 – Ongoing
  9. 1060 (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1060 – Ongoing
    NW rift zone (Montaña Reventada)
  10. 800 (±150 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate
    800 – Ongoing
    Pico de Tiede
  11. 700VEI ?Geological estimate
    700 – Ongoing
    NE rift zone (Volcán Negro)
  12. 240 (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    240 – Ongoing
    NW flank of Pico Viejo (Roques Blancos)
  13. 190VEI ?Geological estimate
    190 – Ongoing
    NW rift zone (Cuevas Negras)
  14. 90 (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    90 – Ongoing
    NW rift zone (Los Hornitos)
  15. 40VEI ?Geological estimate
    40 – Ongoing
    Teide-Pico Viejo complex
  16. 30 (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    30 – Ongoing
    NW flank of Pico Viejo (Roques Blancos)
  17. 80 BCE (±40 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    BCE 80 – Ongoing
    Montaña Blanca, Pico Viejo
  18. 520 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 520 – Ongoing
    Teide-Pico Viejo complex
  19. 580 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 580 – Ongoing
    NW flank of Teide (El Boquerón)
  20. 670 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 670 – Ongoing
    NW rift zone (Volcán el Ciego)
  21. 1050 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 1050 – Ongoing
    NW rift zone (Montaña de Cascajo)
  22. 1150 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 1150 – Ongoing
    Teide SW flank (Los Gemelos)
  23. 1400 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 1400 – Ongoing
    NW rift zone (Montaña Samara)
  24. 1650 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 1650 – Ongoing
    Teide SW flank (La Mancha Ruana)
  25. 1700 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 1700 – Ongoing
    NW rift zone (Montaña Botija)
  26. 1980 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 1980 – Ongoing
    NW rift zone (Montaña de Chío)
  27. 2250 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 2250 – Ongoing
    Teide SE flank (Montaña Majúa)
  28. 2300 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 2300 – Ongoing
    NW rift zone (Montaña Cruz de Tea)
  29. 2650 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 2650 – Ongoing
    NW rift zone (Las Montañetas Negras)
  30. 2850 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 2850 – Ongoing
    Teide SE flank (Montaña de la Cruz)
  31. 3050 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 3050 – Ongoing
    NW rift zone (Montaña Bilma)
  32. 3450 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 3450 – Ongoing
    NW rift zone (Montaña Cruz)
  33. 3540 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 3540 – Ongoing
    Teide NE flank (lower Montaña Abejera)
  34. 3750 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 3750 – Ongoing
    NW rift zone (Montaña del Estrucho)
  35. 3960 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 3960 – Ongoing
    Teide NE flank (upper Montaña Abejera)
  36. 4200 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 4200 – Ongoing
    NW rift zone (Montaña Cueve de Ratón)
  37. 4650 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 4650 – Ongoing
    Teide NE flank (Montañas de los Corrales)
  38. 5250 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 5250 – Ongoing
    Teide E flank (Montaña de los Corrales)
  39. 5550 BCE (±1500 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 5550 – Ongoing
    Teide N flank (Pico Cabras)
  40. 5750 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 5750 – Ongoing
    Teide NE flank (Montañas de los Conejos)
  41. 6200 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 6200 – Ongoing
    NW rift zone (Montaña Liferfe)
  42. 6550 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 6550 – Ongoing
    Teide NNE flank (Montaña del Abrunco)
  43. 6850 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 6850 – Ongoing
    NW rift zone (Montaña de Abeque)
  44. 7260 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 7260 – Ongoing
    NE flank (Montaña Negra-Los Tomillos)
  45. 7550 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 7550 – Ongoing
    NW rift zone (Montañas Negras)

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