What the records say
- When
- Aug 1972
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Reunion
- Coordinates
- 21.24° S, 55.71° E
- Vei
- 2
- Deaths
- 3
- Volcano type
- Shield volcano
2 sources record it
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · names it “Eruption of Piton de la Fournaise”Smithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page