Ecuador · Fissure vent
Galapagos Rift
Galapagos Rift at 86°W
- Type
- Fissure vent
- Elevation
- 2430m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- 1996
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- Type
- Fissure vent
- Country
- Ecuador
- Region
- Eastern Pacific / Galapagos Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 2430m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- 0.792, -86.150
- Last eruption
- 1996
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The Galápagos Rift is an oceanic spreading ridge between the Cocos plate to the north and the Nazca plate to the south.
Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →
Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1972 – 1996
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 0 (1996, the most recent of 2)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 2
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1996 (±6 yrs)VEI 0Observed1996-07-02 – end unknownRose Garden hydrothermal vent field
- 1972VEI 0Observed1972-06-29 – end unknownClambake vent area
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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- Smithsonian GVP source page
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