Gough Island Volcano
Updated: Apr 25, 2024 09:04 GMT -
Shield 910 m / 2986 ft
South Atlantic, UK, -40.32°S / -9.93°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
South Atlantic, UK, -40.32°S / -9.93°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
[smaller] [larger]
Gough Island volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location |
Background
Gough Island, also known as Diego Alvarez, lies about 340 km SE of the Tristan da Cunha island group. The shield volcano was active from about 2.5 to 0.13 million years ago.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information