Thomazeau volcano
Updated: Dec 7, 2023 05:53 GMT -
Pyroclastic cone(s) unknown
Haiti, 18.68°N / -72.08°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Haiti, 18.68°N / -72.08°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Thomazeau volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Saturday, December 2, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Dec 1, 07:48 pm (Port-au-Prince) (Dec 2, 00:48 GMT) | 3.1 30 km | 20 km (12 mi) 17 km east of Port au Prince, Port-au-Prince, Département de l'Ouest, Haiti | ||
| Wednesday, November 29, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Nov 28, 08:11 pm (Port-au-Prince) (Nov 29, 01:11 GMT) | 1.9 | 7.2 km (4.5 mi) 5 km southeast of Thomazeau, Haiti | ||
| Monday, November 27, 2023 GMT (2 quakes) | ||||
| Nov 27, 02:42 am (Port-au-Prince) (Nov 27, 07:42 GMT) | 1.1 9.6 km | 33 km (21 mi) Dominican Republic Region | ||
| Nov 27, 01:43 am (Port-au-Prince) (Nov 27, 05:43 GMT) | 1.5 1.4 km | 26 km (16 mi) Dominican Republic Region | ||
Background
Nepheline basaltic pyroclastic cones near the village of Thomazeau, ENE of Port-au-Prince, represent, along with Morne la Vigie to west, the youngest volcanism in Haiti, dated at about 1.5 million years (Wadge and Wooden, 1982; Haiti Bureau of Mines and Energy brochure). Three volcanic episodes happened successively at Thomazeau, and morphologically, the youngest cone is well preserved, with an easily distinguished lava flow.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS
