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Photo of the Week: Faial volcano's summit caldera, Azores - join our competition for the volcano photo of the month!
Monday, Jun 04, 2012
 

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
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Last update: 22 Aug 2019
Typical eruption style: Explosive
Fayal volcano eruptions: 1957-58
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
Tue, 7 Jul 01:51 UTCM 2.423 kmW Faial (Portugal)
Fri, 26 Jun 2020
Fri, 26 Jun 00:06 UTCM 2.029 kmW Faial (Portugal)
Fri, 19 Jun 2020
Fri, 19 Jun 13:37 UTCM 2.428 kmW Faial (Portugal)
Wed, 17 Jun 2020
Wed, 17 Jun 20:49 UTCM 2.323 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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