Get our newsletter!     Volcano Discoveries: "One of the most eye-catching guides to the world’s volcanoes ever published.  VolcanoAdventures: Our professional team of volcanologists and photographers offers unique travel opportunities: volcano expeditions, photo tours, and relaxed walking & study tours.  The Volcano Adventure Guide: Excellent information and background for anyone wishing to visit active volcanoes safely and enjoyably. The book presents guidelines to visiting 42 different volcanoes around the world. Guaranteed tours: : spaces available / : guaranteed / : few spaces left / : booked out Random pictures | |  Watch Piton de la Fournaise livePiton de la Fournaise, a typical basaltic shield volcano, located on the French island La Réunion, is one of the world's most active and productive volcanoes. It is in a phase of frequent but short-lived eruptions that start with lava fountains and produce large lava flows. Since the active areas of the volcano are not inhabited, its eruptions pose little danger and cause little damage.
Shield volcano 2631 m (8,632 ft)
La Réunion, -21.24°S / 55.71°E Current status: restless (2 out of 5) Piton de la Fournaise webcams / live data | ReportsPiton de la Fournaise volcano books | ToursPiton de la Fournaise volcano eruptions:
1900, 1901, 1901, 1902, 1903(?), 1904, 1905, 1907, 1908(?), 1909, 1910, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1924, 1925-26, 1926-27, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933-34, 1935(?), 1936, 1937, 1938, 1938-39, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947(?), 1948, 1948(?), 1950, 1951(?), 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955-57, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1964-65, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1973, 1975-76, 1976, 1977, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983-84, 1985-88, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000 (Feb-March), 2001 (March-April), 2001 (June-July), 2002 (Jan.), 2002 (Nov-Dec), 2003 (May) - 2004 (Jan), 2004 (May), 2004 (Aug-Oct), 2005 (Feb-March), 2005 (Oct), 2005 (Nov), 2005 (Dec)-2006 (Jan), 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (Oct), 2010 (Dec), 2014 (June), 2015 (Feb), 2015 (May), 2015 (Aug-Oct), 2016 (May, Sep), 2017 (Jan-Mar), 2018 (Apr, 2x), 2018 (Sep), 2019 (Feb, June, July, Aug, Oct), 2020 (Feb) Typical eruption style:Effusive Last earthquakes nearbyLatest satellite images  Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 Piton de la Fournaise volcano news & updates:Piton de la Fournaise volcano (La Réunion) activity updateThursday Feb 05, 2015 20:38 PM | BY: T  Lava flow from Piton de la Fournaise this evening
The eruption continues with active lava flow effusion from a row of 7 vents on the upper flank of the Dolomieu crater. The latest bulletin of OVPF reports currently low tremor and confirms that the eruptive fissure originally was 500 m long. Effusive activity quickly focussed to the lower end of it at approx. 2500 m altitude. The eruption continues with active lava flow effusion from a row of 7 vents on the upper flank of the Dolomieu crater. The latest bulletin of OVPF reports currently low tremor and confirms that the eruptive fissure originally was 500 m long. Effusive activity quickly focussed to the lower end of it at approx. 2500 m altitude. Previous newsWednesday, Feb 04, 2015 A new eruption has started at the volcano, following a brief seismic crisis that started early this morning. ...
[more]Thursday, Dec 04, 2014 A new eruption could be under way at the volcano. An increase in seismic activity, inflation of the volcanic edifice, and SO2 gas mixed into the degassing plume, typical for a fresh magma intrusion at shallow depth have been detected by the volcano observatory (OVPF). ...
[more]Wednesday, Nov 05, 2014 There are signs that a new eruption could be on its way: an increasing number of shallow earthquakes has been registered under the volcano recently. ...
[more]Monday, Jun 23, 2014 The new eruption at the SE flank of the Dolomieu crater appears to have ended already during the night Saturday to Sunday 22 June. It had produced a series of small lava flows that traveled down to the base of the cone and remained well inside the Enclos. ...
[more]Saturday, Jun 21, 2014 A new eruption, the first after 3 1/2 years of repose, started at the volcano this morning at 01:35 local time, from a vent on the upper SE flank of the central crater (Dolomieu) cone. ...
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