Morne la Vigie Volcano
Updated: May 8, 2024 17:36 GMT -
Pyroclastic cone 831 m / 2726 ft
Haiti, 18.78°N / -72.28°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Haiti, 18.78°N / -72.28°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Morne la Vigie volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 27, 02:39 am (Port-au-Prince) | 2.3 5.3 km | 19 km (12 mi) to the SE | 5.4 km northwest of Thomazeau, Departement de l'Ouest, Haiti | Info | |
Thursday, April 25, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 25, 12:38 pm (Port-au-Prince) | 2.6 9.8 km | 25 km (16 mi) to the SE | Commune Thomazeau, Département De L'ouest, Ayiti, Haiti Region | Info |
Background
Morne la Vigie, a well-preserved nepheline basaltic scoria cone in the Saut d'Eau area north of Port-au-Prince, was dated at about 1.5 million years and represents the youngest volcanism in Haiti (Wadge and Wooden, 1982; Haiti Bureau of Mines and Energy brochure).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information