Eruption of Piton de la Fournaise
7 Dec 2020 – 8 Dec 2020 · 21.24° S, 55.71° E
Piton de la Fournaise is a shield volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island, a French overseas department and region, in the Indian Ocean. It is currently one of the most active volcanoes in the world, along with Kīlauea in the Hawaiian Islands, Stromboli and Etna in Italy and Mount Erebus in Antarctica.
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What the records say
- When
- 7 Dec 2020 – 8 Dec 2020
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 21.24° S, 55.71° E
- Vei
- 0
- Vent
- WSW flank of Dolomieu cone at elevations between 2,300 and 2,190 m
- Dated by
- Observations: Seismicity
- Volcano number
- 233020
- Eruption number
- 22371
Piton de la Fournaise
Shield volcano in southeast Réunion, Indian Ocean
Piton de la Fournaise is a shield volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island, a French overseas department and region, in the Indian Ocean. It is currently one of the most active volcanoes in the world, along with Kīlauea in the Hawaiian Islands, Stromboli and Etna in Italy and Mount Erebus in Antarctica. The volcano is located within Réunion National Park, a World Heritage Site.
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian 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