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Cerro Azul volcanoshield volcano 1640 m / 5,381 ftIsabela Island, Galapagos Islands (Ecuador), -0.92°S / -91.41°W Cerro Azul volcano eruptions: 1850, 1932, 1940, 1943, 1948, 1949(?), 1951, 1959, 1968(?), 1979, 1998, 2008 Typical eruption style: Effusive (lava flows) Cerro Azul volcano (Galapagos islands), activity update: lava flow endsThursday Jun 05, 2008 18:22 PM | Age: 4 yrs
The lava flow at Cerro Azul volcano has already stopped on 3 June. It flowed ca. 10 km from the crater on the SE flank without causing much damage to wildlife. The lava followed the same path as the lava flows from the Cerro Azul volcano during eruptions in 1978 and 1998. Wether this is already the end of the eruption or only a pause as in 1998, will be first evident in the next days. Previous newsSaturday, May 31, 2008
A new eruption has started on the Galapagos islands: Cerro Azul volcano on the far SW of Isabela island, the largest of the archipel, 48 km from Puert...
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