Morne Watt volcano
Updated: Aug 15, 2022 10:12 GMT - Refresh
Stratovolcanoes 1224 m / 4,016 ft
West Indies, Dominica, 15.31°N / -61.31°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
West Indies, Dominica, 15.31°N / -61.31°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Morne Watt volcano eruptions: 1997
Lastest nearby earthquakes:
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Sunday, August 14, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Aug 14, 2022 5:49 pm (GMT -4) (Aug 14, 2022 21:49 GMT) | 3.1 143 km | 22 km (14 mi) Caribbean Sea, 31 km east of Roseau, Saint George, Dominica | ||
| Thursday, August 11, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Aug 11, 2022 6:09 am (GMT -4) (Aug 11, 2022 10:09 GMT) | 2.5 145 km | 44 km (27 mi) Caribbean Sea, 56 km north of Fort-de-France, Martinique | ||
Background
Morne Watt (Watt Mountain) volcano lies SE of the Trois Piton/Micotrin lava-dome complex in SE Dominica, east of the capital city of Roseau. The two best-known volcanic features on Dominica, the Valley of Desolation and the Boiling Lake thermal areas, lie on the flank of Morne Watt; both are major tourist attractions within the national park on Dominica. Morne Anglais stratovolcano lies 4 km SW of Morne Watt and Grand Soufrière Hills volcano, with dated pyroclastic-flow producing eruptions about 10,000 years ago, lies 3 km to the east. A major eruption from Morne Watt producing pyroclastic flows took place about 1300 years ago. A moderately large phreatic explosion took place at the Valley of Desolation thermal area NE of Morne Watt in 1880, when ash fell over a 4-km-wide sector at the coast, 10 km from the vent. A smaller phreatic explosion occurred in July 1997, when ashfall was confined to the Valley of Desolation area. These mark the only known historical eruptions on the island of Dominica.---
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