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 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: erupting (4 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) Typical eruption style:Effusive Last earthquakes nearby
Latest satellite images  Piton de la Fournaise volcano news & updates:Piton de la Fournaise volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: STOMBOLIAN ERUPTION STARTED AT 1610Z OBS VA DTG: 17/1800ZWednesday May 17, 2017 18:15 PM | 
Satellite image of Piton de la Fournaise volcano on 17 May 2017 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: FVXX01 at 18:13 UTC, 17/05/17 from LFPW VA ADVISORY DTG: 20170517/1800Z VAAC: TOULOUSE VOLCANO: PITON DE LA FOURNAISE 233020 PSN: S2114 E05542 AREA: INDIAN OCEAN[WESTERN] SUMMIT ELEV: 2632M ADVISORY NR: 2017/02 INFO SOURCE: VONA AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE ERUPTION DETAILS: STOMBOLIAN ERUPTION STARTED AT 1610Z OBS VA DTG: 17/1800Z OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATAWIND SFC/FL080 120/15KT FL080/140 200/10KT FCST VA CLD +6HR: 18/0000Z NO VA EXP FCST VA CLD +12HR: 18/0600Z NO VA EXP FCST VA CLD +18HR: 18/1200Z NO VA EXP RMK: T+0 CONFIDENCE LOW. VA NOT DETECTABLE DUE TO CLOUD MASK. EFFUSIVE ERUPTION WITH NO OR MINOR ASH EMISSION IN THE ATMOSPHERE. NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORY = Previous news
Wednesday, Mar 01, 2017 The first eruption of the volcano in 2017 ended last Monday. After having been stable for several weeks, tremor started to drop and both lava emission ceased quickly in the morning of 27 Feb at 10:00 local time. ... [more]
Wednesday, Feb 15, 2017 The eruption continues with little variation. According to the volcano observatory, tremor levels and lava output have remained high and at steady levels since 10 February. ...
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Friday, Feb 10, 2017 The eruption which had begun on 31 Jan still continues and shows no signs of weakening. On the contrary, the measured intensity of volcanic tremor (indicator of surface eruptive intensity) has been rising overall and is a high levels, the volcano observatory reported. ... [more] Friday, Feb 03, 2017 The eruption continues with little variation. An aerial survey helped map the new fissure eruption and its lava flows. The vent is located about 750 m south of Château Fort and about 2.3 km to the north-east of Piton de Bert. ... [more]
Wednesday, Feb 01, 2017 The volcano began its first eruption in 2017 on the afternoon 31 January, from an eruptive fissure on the south-south-east flank, near the 1948 Chateau-Fort spatter cone. ... [more]
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