Francia · Volcán en escudo
Piton de Takamaka
Fournaise, Piton de la
- Tipo
- Volcán en escudo
- Altitud
- 2632 m
- Última erupción
- 2026

- Tipo
- Volcán en escudo
- País
- Francia
- Región
- Somalia y Antártida / Reunion Hotspot Volcano Group
- Altitud
- 2632 m
- Coordenadas
- -21.244, 55.708
- Última erupción
- 2026
- Contexto tectónico
- Intraplaca / Corteza oceánica (< 15 km)
- Forma volcánica
- Escudo
- Roca principal
- Basalto / Picrobasalto
Resumen geológico
Piton de la Fournaise is a massive basaltic shield volcano on the French island of Réunion in the western Indian Ocean. Much of its more than 530,000-year history overlapped with eruptions of the deeply dissected Piton des Neiges shield volcano to the NW. Three scarps formed at about 250,000, 65,000, and less than 5,000 years ago by progressive eastward slumping, leaving large embayments open to the E and SE. Numerous pyroclastic cones are present on the floor of the scarps and their outer flanks. Most recorded eruptions have originated from the summit and flanks of Dolomieu, a 400-m-high lava shield that has grown within the youngest scarp, which is about 9 km wide and about 13 km from the western wall to the ocean on the E. More than 150 eruptions, most of which have produced fluid basaltic lava flows, have occurred since the 17th century. Eruptions in 1708, 1774, 1776, 1800, 1977, and 1986 originated from fissures outside the scarps.
Historial de erupciones
204 registradasGlosarioLínea de tiempo detallada
- 2026VEI ?Observado2026-02-13 – 2026-03-31
- 2023VEI 0Observado2023-07-02 – 2023-08-10N of Piton Vouvoul
- 2022VEI 0Observado2022-09-19 – 2022-10-05
- 2021VEI 0Observado2021-04-09 – 2021-05-24Enclos Fouque caldera, 700 m S of Château Fort
- 2021VEI 0Observado2021-12-22 – 2022-01-17S flank of Enclos Fouque, SE of Piton Kala Pélé and SW of Château Fort
- 2020VEI 0Observado2020-02-10 – 2020-04-06E flank of Dolomieu cone between the rim and 2,000 m elevation
- 2020VEI 0Observado2020-12-07 – 2020-12-08WSW flank of Dolomieu cone at elevations between 2,300 and 2,190 m
- 2019VEI 0Observado2019-02-18 – 2019-03-10base of E flank of Dolomieu cone, at the foot of Piton Madoré
- 2019VEI 0Observado2019-06-11 – 2019-10-27SSE flank of Dolomieu cone
- 2018VEI 0Observado2018-04-03 – 2018-11-01N side of Enclos Fouque, just below the rampart at the Nez Coupé de Sainte Rose
- 2017VEI 0Observado2017-01-31 – 2017-02-271 km SE of Château Fort and about 2.5 km ENE of Piton de Bert
- 2017VEI 0Observado2017-07-14 – 2017-08-28750 m E of the Kala-Pélé peak, 850 m W of Château Fort, and 2.2 km NE of Piton de Bert
- 2016VEI 0Observado2016-05-26 – 2016-05-271-1.5 km SE of Castle crater
- 2016VEI 0Observado2016-09-11 – 2016-09-18N part of l'Enclos Fouqué caldera, between Puy Mi-côte and July 2015 eruption site
- 2015VEI 0Observado2015-05-17 – 2015-10-31SE of Dolomieu cone, in the Castle crater area
- 2015VEI 0Observado2015-02-04 – 2015-02-15S flank of Dolomieu cone, W of Bory crater
- 2014VEI 0Observado2014-06-21 – 2014-06-21ESE flank of Dolomieu crater
- 2010VEI 0Observado2010-10-14 – 2010-12-10Fissure near Château Fort crater, 1.5 km SE of Dolomieu crater rim
- 2009VEI 1Observado2009-11-05 – 2010-01-12S part of Dolomieu crater, SE and E flanks of Dolomieu cone
- 2008VEI 1Observado2008-09-12 – 2009-02-04W wall of Dolomieu crater
- 2006VEI 1Observado2006-07-20 – 2007-05-01SW and S flanks, Dolomieu cone
- 2005VEI 0Observado2005-02-17 – 2005-02-26N side of Enclos Fouque, near Nez Coupé de Sainte Rose and Trou de Sable
- 2005VEI 0Observado2005-10-04 – 2006-01-18W part of Dolomieu crater
- 2004VEI 1Observado2004-05-02 – 2004-10-14SSW of Bory crater, S flank of Dolomieu, S border of Enclos Fouque
- 2003VEI 0Observado2003-05-30 – 2004-01-10SW Dolomieu crater
- 2002VEI 0Observado2002-01-05 – 2002-01-16NE part of l'Enclos Fouqué caldera
- 2002VEI 2Observado2002-11-16 – 2002-12-23E flank of Dolomieu cone (1850-1540 m)
- 2001VEI 0Observado2001-03-27 – 2001-07-07ESE flank of Dolomieu cone
- 2000VEI 0Observado2000-02-14 – 2000-03-04North flank of Dolomieu cone (2490-2250 m)
- 2000VEI 1Observado2000-06-23 – 2000-11-13SE flank between "Signal de l' Enclose" and "Château Fort" craters
- 1999VEI 0Observado1999-07-19 – 1999-10-23inside Dolomieu crater, N and E flanks
- 1998VEI 1Observado1998-03-09 – 1998-09-21N flank of Dolomieu crater
- 1992VEI 1Observado1992-08-27 – 1992-09-23S rim of Dolomieu crater and upper SE flank
- 1991VEI 0Observado1991-07-19 – 1991-07-20S edge of Dolomieu crater and upper E flank
- 1990VEI 0Observado1990-01-18 – 1990-05-08SE Dolomieu crater and upper SE flank
- 1987VEI 0Observado1987-06-10 – 1987-07-20Dolomieu crater, S and W
- 1987VEI 0Observado1987-11-06 – 1988-12-29N flank of Dolomieu crater, 1 km N, 1 km NE
- 1986VEI 0Observado1986-07-13 – 1986-07-14inside the 29 March pit crater, Dolomieu crater, SE
- 1986VEI 1Observado1986-11-12 – 1987-02-10inside the 29 March pit crater, Dolomieu crater, SE
- 1985VEI 1Observado1985-06-14 – 1986-04-05SW flank of Dolomieu
- 1983VEI 2Observado1983-12-04 – 1984-02-18SSW flank of Dolomieu (2110-2300 m)
- 1981VEI 2Observado1981-02-03 – 1981-05-05Bory, SW, N & NE of Dolomieu
- 1979VEI 1Observado1979-05-28 – 1979-07-14SE, SW and N flanks, Dolomieu & Bory
- 1977VEI 0Observado1977-03-24 – 1977-04-16NE and SE of Dolomieu, NE rift zone
- 1977VEI 1Observado1977-10-24 – 1977-11-17ENE flank (2050-2200 m, 1850-1920 m)
- 1976VEI 1Observado1976-11-02 – 1976-11-04North of Dolomieu (2250-2330 m)
- 1975VEI 1Observado1975-11-04 – 1976-04-06Dolomieu and SE flank (1320-2350 m)
- 1973VEI 2Observado1973-05-10 – 1973-09-05Dolomieu (SSW wall)
- 1972VEI 2Observado1972-06-09 – 1973-01-16South, ENE, north and SE of Dolomieu
- 1966VEI 2Observado1966-03-15 – 1966-05-15SE flank (Cratere Maillard, 2400 m)
- 1964VEI 2Observado1964-04-30 – 1964-05-08Dolomieu, upper east and NE flanks
- 1964VEI 2Observado1964-12-21 – 1965-02-15East flank (1930 m)
- 1963VEI 2Observado1963-11-07 – 1963-11-21Dolomieu; upper E flank (2,410 m)
- 1961VEI 0Observado1961-04-05 – 1961-04-25NE flank (east of Cratère Picard)
- 1960VEI 2Observado1960-01-11 – 1960-03-10Bory, south flank (2030 m)
- 1959VEI 2Observado1959-03-11 – 1959-08-06Bory
- 1958VEI 2Observado1958-05-30 – 1958-09-20Dolomieu
- 1957VEI 2Observado1957-09-02 – 1957-11-16Bory, N of Bory, NE of Dolomieu
- 1955VEI 2Observado1955-07-06 – 1957-03-16Dolomieu, Bory, S, SE & ESE flanks
- 1954VEI ?Observado1954-01-16 – 1954-12-16
- 1953VEI 2Observado1953-03-13 – 1953-07-08South, NW & N flanks, Dolomieu, Bory
- 1952VEI 2Observado1952-05-19 – 1952-07-20NE flank near north rim (1500 m)
- 1951VEI 0Método no indicado1951-06-16 – fin desconocidoNorth part of Grand Brule
- 1951VEI 1Observado1951-09-10 – 1951-09-20
- 1950VEI 2Observado1950-02-25 – 1950-04-02South flank (2080 m)
- 1950VEI 2Observado1950-08-30 – 1950-09-05SE of Bory
- 1949VEI 2Método no indicado1949-10-16 – fin desconocido
- 1948VEI 2Observado1948-02-14 – 1948-03-08South flank (le Chateau Fort)
- 1947VEI 2Observado1947-07-02 – fin desconocidoDolomieu, Grand Brule
- 1946VEI 2Observado1946-06-18 – 1946-07-05Dolomieu crater and upper flanks
- 1945VEI 2Observado1945-04-15 – 1945-05-06SE flank near Nez Coupe du Tremblet
- 1944VEI 2Observado1944-04-11 – 1944-05-01
- 1943VEI 2Observado1943-03-30 – 1943-05-26SE of Dolomieu, lower Grandes Pentes
- 1942VEI 2Observado1942-10-05 – 1942-10-25Bory, rim of Dolomieu
- 1941VEI 1Observado1941-07-02 – fin desconocido
- 1938VEI 1Observado1938-07-25 – 1938-07-29
- 1938VEI 2Observado1938-12-07 – 1939-01-15ESE and SW flanks, Dolomieu
- 1937VEI 2Observado1937-08-13 – 1937-11-25Bory, flanks of Bory and Dolomieu
- 1936VEI 0Observado1936-09-16 – fin desconocidoNear 1933 crater
- 1935VEI 2Observado1935-07-02 – fin desconocido
- 1933VEI 2Observado1933-06-07 – 1934-04-01Dolomieu, upper and SE flanks
- 1932VEI ?Observado1932-11-14 – 1932-11-16
- 1931VEI 2Observado1931-01-22 – 1931-08-26Summit, NE flank (Cratère Haug)
- 1930VEI 0Observado1930-05-23 – 1930-05-24
- 1929VEI 2Observado1929-12-23 – 1929-12-31
- 1926VEI 2Observado1926-09-18 – 1927-06-15North flank
- 1925VEI 2Observado1925-12-30 – 1926-04-20
- 1924VEI 0Observado1924-05-19 – 1924-05-23
- 1924VEI 2Observado1924-09-03 – 1924-09-13
- 1921VEI 2Observado1921-11-27 – 1921-12-03
- 1920VEI 0Observado1920-06-28 – 1920-10-18
- 1917VEI 0Observado1917-04-29 – 1917-04-29NE flank (above Piton de Crac)
- 1915VEI 2Observado1915-07-22 – 1915-11-21Summit, N and NE of Crater Velain
- 1913VEI 2Observado1913-07-10 – 1913-08-03
- 1910VEI 2Observado1910-11-16 – 1910-12-12
- 1909VEI 2Observado1909-04-16 – fin desconocidoEast of Cratère Faujas
- 1908VEI 0Método no indicado1908-07-02 – fin desconocido
- 1907VEI 0Observado1907-11-29 – 1907-12-05
- 1905VEI 2Observado1905-02-15 – 1905-02-16
- 1904VEI 2Observado1904-08-19 – 1904-10-17NE flank (above Piton de Crac)
- 1903VEI 0Observado1903-07-02 – fin desconocido
- 1902VEI 2Observado1902-08-13 – 1902-08-18
- 1901VEI 2Observado1901-02-21 – 1901-02-25East of Dolomieu
- 1901VEI 2Observado1901-07-04 – 1901-07-06NE flank (above Piton de Crac)
- 1900VEI 0Observado1900-05-11 – 1900-05-30East of Dolomieu
- 1899VEI 2Observado1899-02-13 – 1899-07-18
- 1898VEI 2Observado1898-01-14 – 1898-01-20
- 1898VEI 2Observado1898-11-26 – fin desconocido
- 1897VEI 0Observado1897-01-05 – 1897-01-24
- 1894VEI 2Observado1894-08-16 – fin desconocido
- 1890VEI 2Observado1890-02-16 – 1891-02-04Summit, Grandes Pentes
- 1889VEI 2Observado1889-06-16 – 1889-08-11Grandes Pentes and summit
- 1884VEI 0Observado1884-02-04 – 1884-02-05
- 1882VEI 0Método no indicado1882-07-02 – fin desconocido
- 1878VEI 0Observado1878-03-14 – 1878-03-30
- 1876VEI ?Observado1876-12-11 – 1876-12-11
- 1875VEI 0Observado1875-11-26 – 1875-12-11
- 1874VEI ?Observado1874-02-01 – fin desconocido
- 1874VEI 2Observado1874-06-29 – 1874-11-07
- 1872VEI 0Método no indicado1872-02-01 – fin desconocido
- 1871VEI 0Observado1871-06-21 – 1871-07-05
- 1870VEI 0Método no indicado1870-02-01 – fin desconocido
- 1869VEI 2Observado1869-07-02 – fin desconocido
- 1868VEI 0Observado1868-03-16 – fin desconocido
- 1865VEI 2Observado1865-02-05 – 1865-02-10
- 1863VEI 0Observado1863-12-20 – 1864-01-29
- 1861VEI 2Observado1861-03-19 – 1861-03-19Brulant
- 1860VEI 2Observado1860-01-22 – 1860-03-20Dolomieu and l'Enclos
- 1859VEI 2Observado1859-05-08 – 1859-05-23
- 1858VEI 2Observado1858-11-03 – 1859-01-16
- 1852VEI 0Observado1852-07-02 – fin desconocidoBrulant
- 1851VEI 0Observado1851-07-02 – fin desconocidoBrulant, l'Enclos Velain
- 1850VEI 0Observado1850-11-03 – 1850-11-12
- 1849VEI 0Observado1849-07-02 – fin desconocido
- 1848VEI 0Observado1848-07-02 – fin desconocido
- 1847VEI 0Observado1847-07-02 – fin desconocido
- 1846VEI 0Observado1846-07-02 – fin desconocido
- 1845VEI 0Observado1845-07-02 – fin desconocido
- 1844VEI 2Observado1844-03-19 – 1844-05-11Summit and Piton de Crac
- 1844VEI 2Observado1844-12-16 – fin desconocido
- 1843VEI 0Observado1843-07-02 – fin desconocido
- 1842VEI 0Observado1842-04-16 – fin desconocido
- 1832VEI 0Observado1832-03-16 – fin desconocidoL'Enclos and NE rift zone
- 1830VEI 0Observado1830-10-16 – fin desconocidoCratere Faujas
- 1824VEI 0Observado1824-02-16 – fin desconocido
- 1824VEI 0Observado1824-12-16 – fin desconocido
- 1821VEI 2Observado1821-02-27 – 1821-04-10
- 1820VEI 2Observado1820-01-16 – 1820-02-16NW rift zone
- 1817VEI 0Observado1817-01-16 – 1817-04-16
- 1816VEI 0Observado1816-12-15 – fin desconocido
- 1815VEI 2Observado1815-01-21 – 1815-01-27
- 1815VEI 2Observado1815-08-15 – 1815-08-16Summit and Plaine des Osmondes
- 1814VEI 2Observado1814-09-10 – 1814-10-13
- 1813VEI 2Observado1813-09-26 – 1813-11-26
- 1812VEI 2Observado1812-08-05 – 1812-12-16Summit and above Piton de Crac
- 1810VEI 0Observado1810-11-20 – 1810-11-28
- 1809VEI 2Observado1809-07-17 – 1809-08-08
- 1807VEI 2Observado1807-03-23 – 1807-06-13
- 1802VEI 2Observado1802-12-16 – fin desconocido
- 1801VEI 2Observado1801-10-27 – 1802-04-28Mammelon Central
- 1800VEI 0Observado1800-11-02 – 1800-11-08SE rift zone
- 1797VEI 0Observado1797 – fin desconocido
- 1795VEI ?Observado1795 – fin desconocido
- 1794VEI 0Observado1794-01 – 1794-01
- 1792VEI 0Observado1792-12-19 – fin desconocido
- 1791VEI 2Observado1791-06-05 – 1791-07-27Dolomieu, Mamelon Central ?
- 1789VEI 2Observado1789-06 – 1789-07East side of summit cone and Bory crater
- 1787VEI 2Observado1787-06-14 – 1787-08-01Bory
- 1786VEI 2Observado1786-06-05 – 1786-08-04
- 1784VEI 2Observado1784 – 1785
- 1776VEI 0Observado1776 – fin desconocidoSE rift zone (Piton Takamaka)
- 1775VEI 2Observado1775 – fin desconocidoEast side of summit cone
- 1774VEI 0Observado1774-07-02 – fin desconocidoSE rift zone
- 1772VEI 2Observado1772-02 – fin desconocido
- 1772VEI 2Observado1772-11-18 – fin desconocido
- 1771VEI ?Observado1771 – fin desconocido
- 1768VEI 2Observado1768 – fin desconocidoFormica Leo
- 1766VEI 2Observado1766-03 – 1766-05-26
- 1760VEI 2Observado1760-12-15 – 1760-12-29East flank
- 1759VEI ?Observado1759 – fin desconocido
- 1753VEI 2Observado1753 – fin desconocido
- 1751VEI 2Observado1751-06 – 1751-06
- 1734VEI 2Observado1734-01-01 – 1734-03-06
- 1734VEI 2Observado1734-12 – 1734-12
- 1733VEI 0Observado1733 – fin desconocidoL'Enclos and NE rift zone
- 1721VEI 2Observado1721-06 – fin desconocido
- 1709VEI 2Observado1709 – fin desconocido
- 1708VEI 0Observado1708-04 – 1708-04NE rift zone
- 1703VEI 0Observado1703 – 1705
- 1672VEI 0Observado1672 – fin desconocido
- 1671VEI 0Observado1671 – fin desconocido
- 1669VEI 0Observado1669 – fin desconocido
- 1649VEI 0Observado1649 – fin desconocido
- 1640VEI 0Observado1640 – fin desconocido
- 1600VEI 0Estimación geológica1600 – fin desconocidoS rift zone (Piton Taye Poule)
- 1440VEI 0Estimación geológica1440 – fin desconocidoUpper NW flank (Petit Cratère)
- 1340VEI 0Estimación geológica1340 – fin desconocidoSouth rift zone (Brulé du Baril)
- 960VEI 0Estimación geológica960 – fin desconocidoUpper W flank (Piton Chisny)
- 600VEI 0Estimación geológica600 – fin desconocidoUpper NW flank (Piton Gîte)
- 455VEI 0Estimación geológica455 – fin desconocido
- 120VEI 0Estimación geológica120 – fin desconocidoUpper NW flank (Cratère Commerson)
- 1785 a. C. (±90 años)VEI ?Estimación geológica1785 a. C. – fin desconocido
- 2765 a. C. (±145 años)VEI 5Estimación geológica2765 a. C. – fin desconocido
- 2795 a. C. (±130 años)VEI ?Estimación geológica2795 a. C. – fin desconocido
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