Monte Cumbre Vieja
La Palma
Stratovulcano · Spain · 2426 m

- Tipo
- Stratovulcano
- Paese
- Spain
- Regione
- Northern Africa Volcanic Regions / Canary Volcanic Province
- Altitudine
- 2426 m
- Coordinate
- 28.570, -17.830
- Ultima eruzione
- 2021
- Contesto tettonico
- Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Forma vulcanica
- Composite
- Roccia principale
- Trachybasalt / Tephrite Basanite
Sintesi geologica
The 47-km-long wedge-shaped island of La Palma, the NW-most of the Canary Islands, is composed of two large volcanic centers. The older northern one is cut by the steep-walled Caldera Taburiente, one of several massive collapse scarps produced by edifice failure to the SW. On the south, the younger Cumbre Vieja volcano is one of the most active in the Canaries. The elongated volcano dates back to about 125,000 years ago and is oriented N-S. Eruptions during the past 7,000 years have formed abundant cinder cones and craters along the axis, producing fissure-fed lava flows that descend steeply to the sea. Eruptions recorded since the 15th century have produced mild explosive activity and lava flows that damaged populated areas. The southern tip of the island is mantled by a broad lava field emplaced during the 1677-1678 eruption. Lava flows also reached the sea in 1585, 1646, 1712, 1949, 1971, and 2021.
Sintesi da Wikipedia
La Cumbre Vieja è un complesso vulcanico situato sull’isola La Palma, nell’arcipelago spagnolo delle Isole Canarie.
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Storia delle eruzioni
Cronologia dettagliata
- 2021VEI 3Osservata2021-09-19 – 2021-12-13Tajogaite eruption
- 1971VEI 2Osservata1971-10-26 – 1971-11-18Teneguia
- 1949VEI 2Osservata1949-06-24 – 1949-07-30San Juan, Llano del Banco, Hoyo Negro
- 1712VEI 2Osservata1712-10-09 – 1712-12-03El Charco
- 1677VEI 2Osservata1677-11-17 – 1678-01-21N & S flanks of San Antonio (Fuentecaliente)
- 1646VEI 2Osservata1646-10-02 – 1646-12-21South flank of San Martín (Tigalate)
- 1585VEI 2Osservata1585-05-19 – 1585-08-10Tahuya
- 1481 (±11 anni)VEI 2Osservata1481 – In corsoTacande (Montaña Quemada)
- 900 (±100 anni)VEI ?Stima geologica900 – In corsoNambroque II-Malforada
- 360 a.C. (±50 anni)VEI ?Stima geologicaBCE 360 – In corsoEl Fraile
- 1320 a.C. (±100 anni)VEI ?Stima geologicaBCE 1320 – In corsoLa Fajana (Volcán Fuego)
- 4050 a.C. (±3000 anni)VEI ?Stima geologicaBCE 4050 – In corsoL'Amendrita, Birigoyo
- 4900 a.C. (±50 anni)VEI ?Stima geologicaBCE 4900 – In corso
- 6050 a.C. (±1500 anni)VEI ?Stima geologicaBCE 6050 – In corso
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