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Soufrière

Soufriere Guadeloupe

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1467m
Last eruption
1977
Soufrière
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
France
Region
Middle America & Caribbean / Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1467m
Coordinates
16.044, -61.664
Last eruption
1977
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

La Soufrière de la Guadeloupe volcano occupies the southern end of Basse-Terre, the western half of the island of Guadeloupe.

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From Wikipedia

La Grande Soufrière, or simply Soufrière, is an active stratovolcano on the French island of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe. It is the highest mountain peak in the Lesser Antilles, rising 1,467 m (4,813 ft) high.

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Eruption history

19 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
16
Uncertain eruptions
3
Span of confirmed record
7490 BCE (±150 yrs) – 1977
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 4 (1530)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
2
Summary (VEI over time)
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7490 BCE~7174 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6543 BCE~6228 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?3388 BCE~3073 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?2126 BCE~1810 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1810 BCE~1495 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1495 BCE~1179 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31179 BCE~864 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?864 BCE~548 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 383~398 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1345~1660 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 41660~1976 · 8 eruptions · max VEI 27490 BCE5281 BCE2757 BCE548 BCE1660

Detailed timeline

  1. 1976VEI 2Observed
    1976-07-08 – 1977-03-01
    SE side of summit (Gouffre Tarissan)
  2. 1956VEI 1Observed
    1956-10-19 – 1956-10-27
    ESE side, Napoléon Crater
  3. 1903VEI 2Method not stated
    1903-07-02 – end unknown
    SE side summit dome
  4. 1836VEI 2Observed
    1836-12-03 – 1837-02-12
    SE to NW sides of summit dome
  5. 1812VEI 1Observed
    1812-04-16 – 1812-05-10
    E-W fissure on summit dome
  6. 1797VEI 2Observed
    1797-09-29 – 1798-04-26
    NNW side of summit dome
  7. 1696VEI 1Observed
    1696-04 – end unknown
    North side of summit dome
  8. 1690VEI 1Observed
    1690-04-05 – end unknown
    Gouffre Dupuy, Gouffre Tarissan
  9. 1530 (±30 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    1530 – end unknown
    La Soufrière
  10. 370 (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    370 – end unknown
    La Citerne and L'Eschelle cones
  11. 580 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    580 BCE – end unknown
    South flank (Morne Lenglet)
  12. 820 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    820 BCE – end unknown
    Morne Amic ?
  13. 980 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    980 BCE – end unknown
  14. 1310 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    1310 BCE – end unknown
    Morne Amic
  15. 1810 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1810 BCE – end unknown
  16. 2050 BCEVEI ?Method not stated
    2050 BCE – end unknown
  17. 3310 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    3310 BCE – end unknown
    South flank (Gros Fougas)
  18. 6450 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    6450 BCE – end unknown
  19. 7490 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    7490 BCE – end unknown

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