Tenerife Volcano
Updated: Apr 19, 2024 06:02 GMT -
shield volcano 3715 m
Canary Islands (Spain), 28.27°N / -16.64°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Canary Islands (Spain), 28.27°N / -16.64°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 13 Jul 2022 (seismic activity 2000-2022 (video animation))
The large triangular island of Tenerife is composed of a complex of overlapping Miocene-to-Quaternary stratovolcanoes that have remained active into historical time.
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Tenerife volcano eruptions: 1909, 1798, 1706, 1704, 1492, 1444?, 1396?, 1341?
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
| Apr 18, 02:18 pm (Canary) | 1.3 19 km | 23 km (14 mi) to the E |  32 km southwest of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | Info | |
| Friday, April 12, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 12, 02:49 am (Canary) | 1.2 7 km | 16 km (9.7 mi) to the W | 10.5 km southwest of Icod de los Vinos, Spain | Info | |
| Thursday, April 11, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
| Apr 11, 10:18 pm (Canary) | 2.0 45 km | 16 km (10 mi) to the SW | 9.7 km northwest of Arona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | Info | |
| Apr 11, 09:44 pm (Canary) | 1.4 9 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the W | 14 km west of Icod de los Vinos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | Info | |
| Wednesday, April 17, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 17, 03:49 am (Canary) | 1.0 0 km | 23 km (14 mi) to the W | 33 km northwest of Arona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | Info | |
| Sunday, April 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 14, 10:43 pm (Canary) | 1.0 11 km | 14 km (9 mi) to the S | 5.2 km north of Arona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain 1 report | Info | |
Background
The NE-trending Cordillera Dorsal volcanic massif joins the Las Cañadas volcano on the SW side of Tenerife with older volcanoes, creating the largest volcanic complex of the Canary Islands. Controversy surrounds the formation of the dramatic 10 x 17 km Las Cañadas caldera, which is partially filled by 3715-m-high Teide stratovolcano, the highest peak in the Atlantic Ocean. The origin of the caldera has been considered to be due entirely or in part to either a massive landslide (in a manner similar to the earlier formation of the massive La Orotava and Guimar valleys in the Cordillera Dorsal) or due to major explosive eruptions. 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. Source: Smithsonian GVPTenerife Volcano Photos
Volcanic Cone and small town beside it, near Mount Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands (Photo: WNomad)
The hydrothermaly altered rocks at the Mirador de Los Azulejo. Tenerife island. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Above the clouds framing El Teide volcano, Tenerife, Canary islands (Photo: Janka)
Clouds moving up the hillsides of El Teide volcano, Tenerife, Canary islands (Photo: Janka)
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