Eruption of Sete Cidades
14 Jun 1811 – 22 Jun 1811 · 37.87° N, 25.79° W
Sete Cidades Massif is a stratovolcanic complex, referring to a polygenetic volcano and caldera, located in western part of the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
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What the records say
- When
- 14 Jun 1811 – 22 Jun 1811
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 37.87° N, 25.79° W
- Vei
- 3
- Vent
- Submarine vent west of Sete Cidades
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 382080
- Eruption number
- 13021
Sete Cidades Massif
Stratovolcanic complex
Sete Cidades Massif is a stratovolcanic complex, referring to a polygenetic volcano and caldera, located in western part of the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. More recognizable for the Lagoa das Sete Cidades at its centre, the volcanic complex includes centuries of geomorphological structures that include lava domes, cones, lava flows and maar geomorphology that have marked its his…
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Nearby in time and place
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