Iblei Volcano
Updated: Apr 19, 2024 23:06 GMT -
Shield? 825 m / 2707 ft
Italy, 37.12°N / 14.82°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Italy, 37.12°N / 14.82°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Iblei volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 9, 06:55 am (Rome) | 1.3 10.3 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the SE | 12 km northwest of Noto, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy | Info | |
Apr 9, 05:38 am (Rome) | 1.8 8.8 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the SE | Italy: 8 km SW Canicattini Bagni (SR) | Info | |
Monday, April 8, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 8, 03:37 am (Rome) | 1.5 8.7 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the SE | Italy: 9 km SW Canicattini Bagni (SR) | Info | |
Sunday, April 7, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 7, 01:19 pm (Rome) | 1.7 9.2 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the SE | Italy: 8 km SW Canicattini Bagni (SR) | Info |
Background
Iblei consists of mostly submarine volcanics with some subaerial deposits; however, there is no clear volcanic edifice (Scandone, 1987, pers. comm.). The volcanic features consist mostly of monogenetic cones, maars, and lava flows of basaltic to andesitic composition; the older Pliocene submarine products are pillow lavas and hyaloclastites (Peccerillo, 2005). The youngest volcanic products are K-Ar dated at 1.7 Ma, but volcanism is believed to have taken place from 4.9 to 1.5 Ma (Capaldi et al., 1985; Peccerillo, 2005).---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information