El Hierro volcano
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El Hierro volcano is an active submarine and subaerial volcanic system in Spain’s Canary Islands, known for its 2011–2012 eruption and ongoing seismic and geothermal activity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2011–2012 El Hierro eruption | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
subaerial volcano
ⓘ
submarine volcanic eruption ⓘ volcanic system ⓘ volcano ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ground deformation
ⓘ
seismic swarms ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| dominantMagmaType | basalt ⓘ |
| endDate | 2012-03-05 ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | basaltic fissure eruption ⓘ |
| eruptionYear |
2011
ⓘ
2012 ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | hotspot volcanism ⓘ |
| hasAge |
Holocene activity
ⓘ
Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasBathymetricFeature | submarine cone south of El Hierro ⓘ |
| hasEruption | 2011–2012 El Hierro eruption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGeothermalActivity | true ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
gas emissions
ⓘ
seismic shaking ⓘ submarine eruptions ⓘ submarine landslides ⓘ |
| hasIslandArea | subaerial part forms island of El Hierro ⓘ |
| hasMonitoringNetwork |
GPS stations
ⓘ
geochemical sampling ⓘ seismic stations ⓘ |
| hasMorphology |
rift zones
ⓘ
shield volcano complex ⓘ |
| hasSeismicActivity | true ⓘ |
| hasSubaerialEdifice | true ⓘ |
| hasSubmarineVent | true ⓘ |
| highestPointName | Malpaso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isActive | true ⓘ |
| islandHighestPointElevation_m | 1501 ⓘ |
| lastEruptionEndYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Canary Islands ⓘ Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | El Hierro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Instituto Geográfico Nacional (Spain)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canary Islands volcanic province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canary archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2011-10-10 ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | intraplate oceanic island ⓘ |
| volcanicArcOrBelt | Canary hotspot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanicFieldType | monogenetic volcanic field ⓘ |
| volcano | El Hierro volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias