Graciosa Volcano
Updated: 19 ene. 2025 08:39 GMT -
stratovolcano 402 m
Azores (Portugal), 39.02°N / -27.97°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Azores (Portugal), 39.02°N / -27.97°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
The SE end of Graciosa, the northernmost of the central Azorean islands, contains a small 0.9 x 1.6 km caldera with active fumaroles.
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Erupciones del volcán Graciosa: 2000-4000 years ago
Latest nearby earthquakes
Background
The 402-m-high SE caldera rim is the high point of the small 4 x 8 km island. The caldera has been the source of eruptions producing significant tephra falls, pyroclastic flows, lahars, and lava flows. An important fumarole field is located in a volcanic cave inside the caldera, and a submarine fumarole occurs off the NW coast of Graciosa. Scoria cones erupted along several widely spaced NE-SW-trending fissures fed a youthful lava field that forms the NW end of the island. The most recent eruption from Pico Tomao, NW of the caldera, produced a lava flow that reached the eastern coast NW of the village of Praia.-------------------------------------
Source: Smithsonian GVP
Graciosa Volcano Photos
Vista sobre la isla de La Graciosa, situada al norte de Lanzarote, Islas Canarias (Photo: Janka)
La isla La Graciosa cerca de Lanzarote. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Cráteres en la isla La Graciosa. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Vista panorámica de la isla de La Graciosa. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Significant volcanic eruptions: Graciosa volcano
| Fecha | Nota | VEI | Fallecidos | Daños | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Tamao | ? | desconocido | |||
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K | Global Volcanism Project / Smithsonian Institution
Latest satellite images
Graciosa Volcano Maps
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Satellite/aerial-type map of Graciosa volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Graciosa volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Graciosa volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Graciosa volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Graciosa volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Graciosa volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Graciosa volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Graciosa volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Graciosa volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Graciosa volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Graciosa volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Graciosa volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Graciosa volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Graciosa volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Graciosa volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Graciosa volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Graciosa volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Graciosa volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Graciosa volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Graciosa volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Graciosa volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Graciosa volcano (scale of few kilometers)
