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    The Quill

    Stratovolcano · 601 m · Netherlands

    The Quill
    Photo: Walter Hellebrand. Original uploader was Walter Hellebrand at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    The Quill sits on the Caribbean Plate, in a subduction zone. 3 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 250.

    Elevation
    601 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, oceanic crust
    Dominant Rock
    Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
    Plate
    Caribbean Plate
    Country
    Netherlands
    Last Eruption
    250
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    3
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    4

    Eruption Timeline

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

    6,140 BCE · VEI 4550 BCE250 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 6,140 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