Curtis Island vulcano
Submarine volcano 137 m / 449 ft
New Zealand, Kermadec Islands, -30.54°S / -178.56°W
Stato attuale: normal or dormant (1 di 5)
New Zealand, Kermadec Islands, -30.54°S / -178.56°W
Stato attuale: normal or dormant (1 di 5)
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Eruzioni del vulcano Curtis Island: unknown, no recent eruptions
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Data / ora | Mag. / Profondità | Distanza | Ubicazione | |
| Sun, 21 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 terremoto) | ||||
| 22 feb 2021 12:21 (GMT +13) (21 Feb 2021 23:21:29 GMT) | 4.5 454 km - Più | 156 km | South Pacific Ocean, Nuova Zelanda | |
| Wed, 17 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 terremoto) | ||||
| 18 feb 2021 12:08 (GMT +13) (17 Feb 2021 23:08:19 GMT) | 4.8 324 km - Più | 96 km | South Pacific Ocean, Nuova Zelanda | |
| Sun, 14 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 terremoto) | ||||
| 15 feb 2021 04:52 (GMT +13) (14 Feb 2021 15:52:14 GMT) | 4.6 267 km - Più | 104 km | South Pacific Ocean, Nuova Zelanda | |
| Sat, 13 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 terremoto) | ||||
| 14 feb 2021 07:50 (GMT +13) (13 Feb 2021 18:50:02 GMT) | 4.2 261 km - Più | 69 km | South Pacific Ocean, Nuova Zelanda | |
| Fri, 12 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 terremoto) | ||||
| 12 feb 2021 21:52 (GMT +13) (12 Feb 2021 08:52:27 GMT) | 4.6 3 km - Più | 52 km | South Pacific Ocean, Nuova Zelanda | |
Sfondo
Curtis and nearby Cheeseman Islands are the uplifted portion of a submarine volcano astride the Kermadec Ridge. The age of the small islands is considered to be Pleistocene, and rocks consist dominantly, if not entirely, of andesitic pyroclastic-flow deposits (Lloyd, 1992). Curtis Island, only 500 x 800 m in diameter and 137-m high, contains a large, fumarolically active crater whose floor is only 10 m above sea level. Reports of possible historical eruptions probably represent increased thermal activity. Geologic studies have documented a remarkable uplift of 18 m of Curtis Island during the past 200 years, with 7 m of uplift occurring between 1929 and 1964 (Doyle et al., 1979). An active submarine magmatic or solfataric vent is believed to exist near Curtis Island, but its activity cannot unequivocally be associated with Curtis volcano (Lloyd, 1992).---
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