Volcano Name: Soufrière Guadeloupe Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 360060
Alternate Name:
Amic
Carmichaël
Cratere Napoleon
Eschelle
Fumerolle Lacroix
Fumerolle de la Fente du Nord
Fumerolles Colardeau
Fumerolles du Carbet
Gouffre Dupuis
Gouffre Tarissan
Gros Fougas
La Citerne
La Grande Découverte
La Soufrière
Les Chaudieres
Madeleine
Morne Amic
Morne Dongo
Morne Lenglet
Morne Mitan
Trois Rivières-Madeleine
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano(es)
Latitude: 16.0500000000
Longitude: -61.6666666700
Region: West Indies Sub Region: West Indies
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: 1440 Date Error: 100
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): >= 0.040 (Assumed)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): >= 0.100 (Assumed)
Magnitude : >= 4.000 (Assumed)
Maximum VEI : >= 4.000 (Assumed)
Magma: Andesite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Andesite
Eruption Start Date: 1370 Date Error: 150
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): >= 0.040 (Assumed)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): >= 0.100 (Assumed)
Magnitude : >= 4.000 (Assumed)
Maximum VEI : >= 4.000 (Assumed)
Magma: Andesite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Andesite
Eruption Start Date: 46465 BP Date Error: 1132
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 42000 C14 Date Error:
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.800 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 2.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.300 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Literature)
Magma: Not Available
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Eruption Start Date: 110000 BP Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Not Available
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): >= 0.040 (Assumed)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): >= 0.100 (Assumed)
Magnitude : >= 4.000 (Assumed)
Maximum VEI : >= 4.000 (Assumed)
Magma: Not Available
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Eruption Start Date: 140000 BP Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Not Available
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): >= 0.040 (Assumed)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): >= 0.100 (Assumed)
Magnitude : >= 4.000 (Assumed)
Maximum VEI : >= 4.000 (Assumed)
Magma: Not Available
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:

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