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Cerro Azul volcano
shield volcano 1640 m / 5,381 ft
Isabela 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)

La Cumbre volcano update

Friday May 20, 2005 13:27 PM | Age: 7 yrs

Fissure vents on the SW flank of La Cumbre (Photo: José Alvarado, El Univers)
Fissure vents on the SW flank of La Cumbre (Photo: José Alvarado, El Univers)

Lava emission from La Cumbre volcano, Fernandia Island (Galapagos) has been rapidly declining since May 18th and almost stopped on May 19th. Unless it restarts with new lava emissions, the eruption was relatively short-lasted.