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    Terceira

    Stratovolcano · 1,023 m · Portugal

    Terceira
    Photo: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Terceira sits on the African Plate, in a rift zone. 15 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2000.

    Elevation
    1,023 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Rift zone, oceanic crust
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    African Plate
    Country
    Portugal
    Last Eruption
    2000
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    15
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    3

    Eruption Timeline

    Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).

    6,720 BCE2,530 BCE940 BCE670 BCE90 BCE60 BCE70190820920120014001761 · VEI 21867 · VEI 31998 · VEI 0 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 6,720 BCE1500180019002000

    Eruption Uncertain Date

    Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata