Rurutu Volcano
Updated: 28. Apr. 2024 19:36 GMT -
Shield 394 m / 1293 ft
Astral Islands, France, -22.45°S / -151.35°W
Aktueller Status: (wahrscheinlich) erloschen (0 von 5)
Astral Islands, France, -22.45°S / -151.35°W
Aktueller Status: (wahrscheinlich) erloschen (0 von 5)
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Ausbrüche des Rurutu: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Letzte Erdbeben in der Nähe
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Beschreibung
Rurutu is an eroded shield volcano in the Astral (Tubuai) Islands capped by later Pleistocene lava flows that reached the sea through gaps in the fringing coral reef. The younger volcanics are Potassium-Argon dated from 1.85-1.05 million years ago (Duncan and Mcdougall 1976).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information