São Jorge Volcano
Updated: 16 mayo 2024 18:57 GMT -
fissure vents 1053 m
Azores Islands, Portugal, 38.66°N / -28.11°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Azores Islands, Portugal, 38.66°N / -28.11°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 25 dic 2023 (Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report)
Aerial view of the volcanic ridge with aligned cinder cones in March 2022 (image: Eva K)
The linear São Jorge (San Jorge) Island is 54 km long and only 6 km wide. It was formed by fissure eruptions beginning in the eastern part of the island.
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Erupciones del volcán São Jorge: 1580, 1808
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Fecha / Hora | Revista / Prof. | Distancia / Ubicación | |||
| 11 may 10:36 (Azores) | 2.1 0 km | 10.5 km al noroeste |  S. Jorge | Más | |
| 11 may 10:36 (Azores) | 2.1 0 km | 10 km al noroeste | Portugal: S. Jorge | Más | |
| martes, 7 mayo 2024 GMT (1 sismo) | |||||
| 7 may 03:39 (Azores) | 1.5 0 km | 9 km al oeste | Portugal: S. Jorge | Más | |
Background
The western two-thirds of dominantly basaltic San Jorge volcano contains youthful, fissure-fed lava flows resembling those on neighboring Pico Island. Subaerial lava flows issued from three locations above the south-central coast during 1580, producing lava flows that reached the sea.In 1808 a series of explosions took place from vents along the south-central crest of the island; one of these fed a lava flow that also reached the southern coast. Submarine eruptions were reported on several occasions from vents off the southern and SW coasts.
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Source: Smithsonian GVP
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