Italy · Compound volcano
Palinuro Seamount
Palinuro
- Type
- Compound volcano
- Elevation
- 70m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- -8040
- Type
- Compound volcano
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Europe / Aeolian Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 70m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- 39.480, 14.830
- Last eruption
- -8040
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Phonolite
Geological summary
Palinuro seamount in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of the Eolian Islands rises nearly 3,000 m to within 70 m of the surface and has an open summit crater.
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From Wikipedia
Palinuro Seamount is a seamount in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is an elongated 50–70 km (31–43 mi) long complex of volcanoes north of the Aeolian Islands with multiple potential calderas. The shallowest point lies at 80–70 m (260–230 ft) depth and formed an island during past episodes of low sea level. Palinuro was active during the last 800,000 years and is likely the source for a 10,000 years old tephra layer in Italy. Ongoing seismicity occurs at the seamount, which may be a tsunami hazard. The volcanic activity may somehow relate to the subduction of the Ionian Sea farther east.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 8040 BCE (±100 yrs) – 8040 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 8040 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate8040 BCE – end unknown
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