East Eifel Volcanic Field Volcano

Updated: May 18, 2024 13:32 GMT - refresh

Maar(s) 588 m / 1929 ft
Germany, 50.4°N / 7.33°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
East Eifel Volcanic Field volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)

Latest nearby earthquakes

Time	Mag. / Depth	Distance / Location
May 14, 01:42 am (Berlin)	1.1 11 km	17 km (10.3 mi) to the NW	LandAhrweiler, 5.5 km southeast of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany	Info
May 14, 01:41 am (Berlin)	0.7 11 km		LandAhrweiler, 5.8 km southeast of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany	Info
May 14, 01:39 am (Berlin)	0.9 11 km		LandAhrweiler, 5.4 km southeast of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany	Info
May 14, 12:57 am (Berlin)	1.0 11 km		Germany	Info
May 13, 12:02 pm (Berlin)	1.1 8 km	21 km (13 mi) to the NW	Germany	Info
Friday, May 10, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
May 10, 01:16 pm (Berlin)	1.4 5 km	16 km (9.9 mi) to the NW	LandAhrweiler, 6.4 km southeast of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany	Info

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Background

Activity at the East Eifel volcanic field began about 0.65-0.45 million years ago (Ma) with the formation of scoria cones, lava flows and tephra deposits. The Reiden volcanic complex at the western end produced a series of scoria cones, lava flows and lava domes from 0.45 to 0.35 Ma. Activity resumed around 0.215 Ma, continuing until 0.115 Ma, with the formation of scoria cones, maars and lava flows. The latest eruption, at the Laacher See maar, took place about 12,900 years ago (40Argon/39Argon age) and produced about 20 km3 of tephra (Schmincke et al., 2002).
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Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

East Eifel Volcanic Field Volcano Photos

The famous Wingertsbergwand, an excellent exposure of proximal pyroclastic fall and surge deposits form the Plinian Laacher See volcano eruption 10,700 years ago (East Ei...