Tenerife Volcano
Updated: May 26, 2024 14:00 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 | |||
| May 25, 08:12 am (Canary) | 1.9 8 km | 15 km (9.4 mi) to the E |  Canary Islands, Spain Region | Info | |
| Thursday, May 23, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| May 23, 06:01 pm (Canary) | 1.7 0.8 km | 29 km (18 mi) to the SE | Canary Islands, Spain Region | Info | |
| Tuesday, May 21, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
| May 22, 12:30 am (Canary) | 1.3 11 km | 14 km north of Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | Info | ||
| May 21, 04:32 am (Canary) | 1.5 28 km | Canary Islands, Spain Region | Info | ||
| Tuesday, May 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| May 14, 08:42 am (Canary) | 1.8 25 km | 23 km (14 mi) to the SE | Canary Islands, Spain Region | Info | |
| Monday, May 13, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| May 13, 10:31 pm (Canary) | 1.5 24 km | Canary Islands, Spain Region | 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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