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Cape Verde · Stratovolcano

Fogo

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2829m
Last eruption
2015
Fogo
Photo: Jesse Allen Image created using data from instrument EO-1 ALI, provided courtesy of the NASA EO-1 Team. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Cape Verde
Region
Northern Africa / Cape Verde Hotspot Volcano Group
Elevation
2829m
Coordinates
14.950, -24.350
Last eruption
2015
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Foidite

Geological summary

The island of Fogo consists of a single massive stratovolcano that is the most prominent of the Cape Verde Islands.

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From Wikipedia

Fogo is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde in the central Atlantic Ocean. Its population is 35,837 (2015), with an area of 476 km2 (184 sq mi). It reaches the highest altitude of all the islands in Cape Verde, rising to 2,829 metres above sea level at the summit of its active volcano, Pico do Fogo.

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Eruption history

12 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
12
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
1500 – 2015
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 2 (2014, the most recent of 8)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
4
Summary (VEI over time)
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1500~1551 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 11757~1808 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 21808~1860 · 4 eruptions · max VEI 21860~1911 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1911~1963 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21963~2014 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 215001603175718601963

Detailed timeline

  1. 2014VEI 2Observed
    2014-11-23 – 2015-02-08
    WSW base of Pico
  2. 1995VEI 2Observed
    1995-04-02 – 1995-05-26
    WSW flank of Pico
  3. 1951VEI 2Observed
    1951-06-12 – 1951-08-21
    Northwest and south caldera floor
  4. 1909VEI ?Observed
    1909-07-02 – end unknown
  5. 1857VEI 2Observed
    1857-06-27 – 1857-12-15
    SSE caldera floor
  6. 1852VEI 2Observed
    1852-02-19 – 1852-03-30
    NNW caldera floor
  7. 1847VEI 2Observed
    1847-04-09 – 1847-05-02
    North caldera floor
  8. 1816VEI ?Observed
    1816-12-31 – end unknown
  9. 1799VEI 2Observed
    1799-06-02 – 1799-06-28
    North caldera floor
  10. 1785VEI 2Observed
    1785-01-24 – 1785-02-25
    North caldera floor
  11. 1769VEI ?Observed
    1769-04 – end unknown
    SW side
  12. 1500VEI 1Observed
    1500 – 1761
    Pico

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