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Southern EPR at 18.2°S (Segment J)

Photo of this volcano
  • Country
  • Volcanic Region
  • Landform | Volc Type
  • Last Known Eruption
  • 18.175°S
  • 113.35°W

  • -2,650 m
    -8,694 ft

  • 334130
  • Latitude
  • Longitude

  • Summit
    Elevation

  • Volcano
    Number

The Global Volcanism Program has no activity reports available for Southern EPR at 18.2°S (Segment J).

The Global Volcanism Program has no Weekly Reports available for Southern EPR at 18.2°S (Segment J).

The Global Volcanism Program has no Bulletin Reports available for Southern EPR at 18.2°S (Segment J).

Eruptive History

There is data available for 2 confirmed eruptive periods.

1890 (?) Confirmed Eruption (Submarine) VEI: 0

Episode 1 | Eruption (Submarine)
1890 (?) - Unknown Evidence from Correlation: Magnetism
 A lava flow on Segment J was dated by magnetic paleointensity values at about 1890 CE (Bowles et al., 2005).

List of 2 Events for Episode 1

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Lava flow
1890
(?)
   - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

1820 (?) Confirmed Eruption (Submarine) VEI: 0

Episode 1 | Eruption (Submarine)
1820 (?) - Unknown Evidence from Correlation: Magnetism
 A lava flow on Segment J was dated by magnetic paleointensity values at about 1820 CE (Bowles et al., 2005).

List of 2 Events for Episode 1

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Lava flow
1820
(?)
   - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

The Global Volcanism Program has no synonyms or subfeatures listed for Southern EPR at 18.2°S (Segment J).

Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Southern EPR at 18.2°S (Segment J) in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

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