Contact | RSS | EN | DE | EL | ES | FR | IT | RU

Pico Fracture Zone volcano

Updated: Mar 25, 2023 18:04 GMT - refresh

Submarine volcano -4200 m / -13,779 ft
Northern Atlantic Ocean, 38.75°N / -38.08°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

Show interactive Map

[hide map] [enlarge]

Earthquakes | Books

Typical eruption style: unspecified
Pico Fracture Zone volcano eruptions: 1865

Latest nearby earthquakes

No recent earthquakes

View recent quakes

Background

On July 9, 1865, the crew of a whaling ship observed a submarine eruption. Floating pumice reached the sea surface, where it formed a large "floating mountain." A strong odor of sulfur was noticed, and dull rumblings were heard at intervals of one hour.
---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

Latest satellite images

See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS

News

No news in this list.

Try our free app!

Android | iOS version

More on VolcanoDiscovery

La Palma Eruption
29 Nov - 03 Dec 21

La Palma Eruption </br>29 Nov - 03 Dec 21

La Palma Volcano Special
We offer a short-notice tour to see the eruption on La Palma in a small group guided by a volcanologist (Evelyne Pradal - English and French speaking geologist.)

Daily volcano map

Active volcanoes map
Check which volcanoes are currently active (erupting). Our daily updated maps give a quick overview.

Volcanic ash alert

Latest VAAC alerts
The Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers provide near-real time global monitoring of volcanic ash plumes for aviation. Read the latest (or browse past) advisories.

Volcano Calendar 2013

Volcano Calendar 2013
Our first printed volcano calendar, featuring a paroxysm of Etna, a vulcanian explosion of Krakatau, and much more!

Earthquakes 2016

Top 20 quakes in 2016
Several magnitude 7 quakes occurred in 2016 (but none above M8): Papua New Guinea, NZ, Ecuador, Solomon Islands, Sumatra, Chile, Alaska and others - nearly all major earthquakes were located near active subduction zones.
See the top 20 list of largest quakes in 2016 with this map.

Why is there advertising on this site?

Support us - Help us upgrade our services!

We truly love working to bring you the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the world. Maintaining our website and our free apps does require, however, considerable time and resources.
We need financing to increase hard- and software capacity as well as support our editor team. We're aiming to achieve uninterrupted service wherever an earthquake or volcano eruption unfolds, and your donations can make it happen! Every donation will be highly appreciated. If you find the information useful and would like to support our team in integrating further features, write great content, and in upgrading our soft- and hardware, please make a donation (PayPal or Online credit card payment).

Planned features:

Improved multilanguage support
Tsunami alerts
Faster responsiveness

Thanks to your past donations, these features have been added recently:

Design upgrade
Detailed quake stats
Additional seismic data sources

Download and Upgrade the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app to get one of the fastest seismic and volcano alerts online:
Android | IOS

Thank you!

Sources: VolcanoDiscovery / VolcanoAdventures and other sources as noted.
Use of material: Most text and images on our websites are owned by us. Re-use is generally not permitted without authorization. Contact us for licensing rights.

Volcanoes & Earthquakes