Tenerife Volcano
Updated: 24 apr. 2024 00:36 GMT -
shield volcano 3715 m
Canary Islands (Spain), 28.27°N / -16.64°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Canary Islands (Spain), 28.27°N / -16.64°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 13 lug 2022 (seismic activity 2000-2022 (video animation))
The large triangular island of Tenerife is composed of a complex of overlapping Miocene-to-Quaternary stratovolcanoes that have remained active into historical time.
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Eruzioni del vulcano Tenerife: 1909, 1798, 1706, 1704, 1492, 1444?, 1396?, 1341?
Latest nearby earthquakes
Data / ora | Mag. / Prof. | Distanza / Ubicazione | |||
19 apr 13:57 (Canary) | 1.6 8.9 km | 13 km a sud | Canary Islands, Spain Region | Info | |
giovedì, 18 aprile 2024 GMT (1 sismo) | |||||
18 apr 14:18 (Canary) | 1.3 19 km | 23 km a est | Spain: SE FASNIA.ITF | Info | |
giovedì, 11 aprile 2024 GMT (2 sismi) | |||||
11 apr 22:18 (Canary) | 2.0 45 km | 16 km a sud ovest | Canary Islands, Spain Region | Info | |
11 apr 21:44 (Canary) | 1.4 9 km | 21 km a ovest | Spain: S BUENAVISTA DEL NORTE.ITF | Info | |
sabato, 20 aprile 2024 GMT (1 sismo) | |||||
20 apr 09:26 (Canary) | 1.2 8 km | 3.6 km a sud ovest | Spain: NE GUÍA DE ISORA.ITF | Info | |
venerdì, 12 aprile 2024 GMT (1 sismo) | |||||
12 apr 02:49 (Canary) | 1.2 7 km | 16 km a ovest | Spain: NE SANTIAGO DEL TEIDE.ITF | Info |
Background
The NE-trending Cordillera Dorsal volcanic massif joins the Las Cañadas volcano on the SW side of Tenerife with older volcanoes, creating the largest volcanic complex of the Canary Islands. Controversy surrounds the formation of the dramatic 10 x 17 km Las Cañadas caldera, which is partially filled by 3715-m-high Teide stratovolcano, the highest peak in the Atlantic Ocean. The origin of the caldera has been considered to be due entirely or in part to either a massive landslide (in a manner similar to the earlier formation of the massive La Orotava and Guimar valleys in the Cordillera Dorsal) or due to major explosive eruptions. The most recent stage of activity beginning in the late Pleistocene included the construction of the Pico Viejo and Teide edifices. Tenerife was perhaps observed in eruption by Christopher Columbus, and several flank vents on the Canary Island's most active volcano have been active during historical time. Source: Smithsonian GVPTenerife Volcano Photos
Cono vulcanico e piccola cittadina accanto ad esso, vicino al Monte Teide, Tenerife, Isole Canarie (Photo: WNomad)
Le rocce alterate idrotermicamente al Mirador de Los Azulejo. Isola di Tenerife. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Sopra le nuvole che incorniciano il vulcano El Teide, Tenerife, Isole Canarie (Photo: Janka)
Nuvole che si muovono sulle colline del vulcano El Teide, Tenerife, Isole Canarie (Photo: Janka)