Axial Chain Volcano
Updated: May 23, 2024 15:08 GMT -
Stratovolcano(es) 1354 m / 4442 ft
Guadeloupe Island, France, 16.12°N / -61.7°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Guadeloupe Island, France, 16.12°N / -61.7°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Axial Chain volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
May 15, 10:31 pm (Guadeloupe) | 1.8 2.1 km | 20 km (13 mi) to the E | Guadeloupe: near Les Abymes | Info |
Background
The Axial Chain in central Basse Terre is a 15-km-long chain of stratovolcanoes that were active about 1.25 to 0.45 million years ago (Komorowski et al., 2005). The youngest eruptions took place at the southern end of the chain, at Sans Toucher volcano. The Bouillante geothermal field was developed along the coast in submarine volcaniclastic rocks.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information