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Romanche Fracture Zone

Type
Fissure vent
Elevation
1528m (submarine)
Last eruption
Unknown
Romanche Fracture Zone
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Type
Fissure vent
Country
Undersea features
Region
Atlantic Ocean / Central Mid-Atlantic Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
1528m (submarine)
Coordinates
-0.433, -19.596
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
No data

Geological summary

Several reports of submarine disturbances of possible volcanic origin near the equator were noted by Neumann van Padang et al. (1967, CAVW).

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

Eruption history

3 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
0
Uncertain eruptions
3
Summary (VEI over time)
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1761~1769 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 01814~1821 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 01829~1836 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 017611776179918141829

Detailed timeline

  1. 1836VEI 0Method not stated
    1836-11-16 – end unknown
    0.58 S 15.83 W
  2. 1816VEI 0Method not stated
    1816-12-08 – end unknown
    0.53 S 17.77 W
  3. 1761VEI 0Method not stated
    1761-05-03 – end unknown
    0.38 S, 19.17 W

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