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Photo of the Week: Faial volcano's summit caldera, Azores - join our competition for the volcano photo of the month!
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Fayal volcano

stratovolcano, lavadome 1043 m
Azores, Portugal, Azores & Madeira, 38.6°N / -28.83°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
Fayal volcano books | Tours
Last update: 22 Aug 2019
Typical eruption style: Explosive
Fayal volcano eruptions: 1957-58
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Sat, 22 Feb 2020
Sat, 22 Feb 09:43 UTCM 2.028 kmW Faial (Portugal)
Fri, 21 Feb 2020
Fri, 21 Feb 11:14 UTCM 2.227 kmW Faial (Portugal)
Wed, 19 Feb 2020
Wed, 19 Feb 22:58 UTCM 2.129 kmW Faial (Portugal)
Wed, 19 Feb 05:28 UTCM 2.029 kmW Faial (Portugal)
Tue, 18 Feb 2020
Tue, 18 Feb 22:43 UTCM 2.028 kmW Faial (Portugal)
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The island of Fayal, also spelled Faial, is the nearest of the central Azorean islands to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Background:

The island is composed of a complex large andesitic-to-trachytic stratovolcano that contains a 2-km-wide summit caldera. Thick deposits of trachytic airfall pumice, pyroclastic flows, and lahars related to formation of the caldera blanket the island. Formation of the steep-walled 500-m-deep caldera was followed by construction of fissure-fed basaltic lava fields and small volcanoes that form a peninsula extending to the west. This area is covered by the youngest volcanic products on the island and has been the source of all historical eruptions. A dramatic submarine eruption at Capelinhos during 1957-58, the best-studied of historical eruptions in the Azores, created a new island that soon merged with the western peninsula.
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