Septentrional Chain volcano
Updated: Aug 8, 2022 20:12 GMT - Refresh
Lava dome(s) 744 m / 2441 ft
Guadeloupe Island, France, 16.23°N / -61.72°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Guadeloupe Island, France, 16.23°N / -61.72°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Septentrional Chain volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Lastest nearby earthquakes:
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Monday, August 1, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Aug 1, 2022 9:44 am (GMT -4) (Aug 1, 2022 13:44 GMT) | 2.7 2 km | 69 km (43 mi) Caribbean Sea, 47 km east of Abymes, Guadeloupe | ||
Background
The Septentrional Chain (Northern Chain) of volcanoes at the NW end of Basse Terre consists of andesitic-to-dacitic lava domes and flows that were active from about 3.5 to 1.2 million years ago (Komorowski et al., 2005).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS
