Southern EPR at 8°S

Photo of this volcano
Country Undersea Features
Volcanic Region Southern East Pacific Rise Volcanic Province
Landform | Volc Type Cluster | Fissure vent(s)
Last Known Eruption 1969 CE
Coordinates 8.27°S, 107.95°W
Elevation -2,800 m (-9,186 ft)
Volcano Number 334100
Google Earth icon Google Earth Placemark with Features
Citation icon Cite Volcano Profile

Latest Weekly Volcanic Activity Report

The Global Volcanism Program has no Weekly Volcanic Activity Reports available for Southern EPR at 8°S.

Latest Bulletin Report

The Global Volcanism Program has no Bulletin Reports available for Southern EPR at 8°S.

Weekly Volcanic Activity Reports

The Global Volcanism Program has no Weekly Reports available for Southern EPR at 8°S.

Bulletin Reports

The Global Volcanism Program has no Bulletin Reports available for Southern EPR at 8°S.

General Information

Eruptive History

There is data available for 1 confirmed eruptive period.

1964 Jul 2 (?) ± 182 days - 1969 Jul 2 (?) ± 182 days Confirmed Eruption (Submarine) VEI: 0

Episode 1 | Eruption (Submarine) East Pacific Rise (8.3°S)
1964 Jul 2 (?) ± 182 days - 1969 Jul 2 (?) ± 182 days Evidence from Observations: Reported
 A lava flow covered ~220 km2 (15 ± 4 km3) of the East Pacific Rise axis crest at about 8°S. The high reflectivity of the flow, coupled with teleseismically recorded earthquakes of an unusual magnitude along this segment and the presence of a helium megaplume of a volume consistent with the eruption of a lava flow of this volume detected several years later at a distant location consistent with inferred circulation patterns at mid-ocean depths, led Macdonald et al. (1989) to suggest that part or all of this lava field may have been emplaced in the past 25 years, during one or more eruptions coincident with the earthquakes and onset of the helium plume.

List of 2 Events for Episode 1 at East Pacific Rise (8.3°S)

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Lava flow
1964
(?)
   - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

Synonyms and Subfeatures

The Global Volcanism Program has no synonyms or subfeatures listed for Southern EPR at 8°S.

Photo Gallery

The Global Volcanism Program has no photographs available for Southern EPR at 8°S.

Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Southern EPR at 8°S in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

External Sites