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Wolf volcano, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: news & activity updates

Updated: Mar 29, 2024 00:48 GMT-
latest (2022) | 2015

Wolf volcano (Isla Isabela, Galapagos) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 4 May-10 May 2022 (Continuing Activity)

Thu, 12 May 2022, 05:38
On 5 May IG reported that the eruption at Wolf's SE flank was over. The eruption began at 2320 on 6 January from an approximately 8-km-long radial fissure, trending NW-SE, that had at least five active vents. Lava flows from the vents traveled SE then E, covering an area of more than 30 square kilometers. Read all

Wolf volcano (Isabela Island, Galápagos): effusive period ended, lava flow is no longer active

Fri, 6 May 2022, 02:28
Cooling phase of the lava flow as seen from space on 1 May (image: Sentinel 2)
Cooling phase of the lava flow as seen from space on 1 May (image: Sentinel 2)
The effusive eruption phase of the volcano ended. Read all
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Wolf volcano
Shield volcano 1710 m / 5,610 ft
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, 0.02°N / -91.35°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) Wolf volcano eruptions:
2022, 2015, 1982, 1797
Typical eruption style
unspecified