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Brava

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  • Cape Verde
  • Stratovolcano
  • Unknown - Evidence Credible
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  • Last Known Eruption
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  • 14.85°N
  • 24.72°W

  • 900 m
    2953 ft

  • 384020
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Most Recent Weekly Report: 3 August-9 August 2016 Citation IconCite this Report

According to the Universidade de Cabo Verde in a report posted on 4 August, Instituto Nacional da Meteorologia e Geofísica (INMG) recorded increased seismicity at Brava beginning at dawn on 2 August. In response authorities evacuated 300 people, based on a news report. Earthquakes were felt by residents during 3-4 August. Scientists and technicians from the Universidade de Cabo Verde (UniCV), Instituto Vulcanológico das Canárias (INVOLCAN), and Serviço Nacional da Protecção Civil (SNPC) began monitoring carbon dioxide emissions though found nothing unusual during 4-7 August.

Sources: Universidade of Cabo Verde, Africa News

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2016: August


3 August-9 August 2016 Citation IconCite this Report

According to the Universidade de Cabo Verde in a report posted on 4 August, Instituto Nacional da Meteorologia e Geofísica (INMG) recorded increased seismicity at Brava beginning at dawn on 2 August. In response authorities evacuated 300 people, based on a news report. Earthquakes were felt by residents during 3-4 August. Scientists and technicians from the Universidade de Cabo Verde (UniCV), Instituto Vulcanológico das Canárias (INVOLCAN), and Serviço Nacional da Protecção Civil (SNPC) began monitoring carbon dioxide emissions though found nothing unusual during 4-7 August.

Sources: Universidade of Cabo Verde; Africa News


The Global Volcanism Program has no Bulletin Reports available for Brava.

The Global Volcanism Program has no synonyms or subfeatures listed for Brava.

Eruptive History

The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Brava. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 10,000 years ago, information might be found on the Brava page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

Deformation History

There is no Deformation History data available for Brava.

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Brava.

GVP Map Holdings

The Global Volcanism Program has no maps available for Brava.

Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Brava in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

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