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Fournaise, Piton de la: eruption history
Elevation2,632 m
TypeShield
Confirmed eruptions198#1 of 18 in country
Latest eruption2026-02-13
Largest VEI5
Location-21.24, 55.71
Eruptions per century (since 1500)
0
6
28
53
72
30
By VEI
84
16
87
1
Eruptions (latest first, up to 60)
| Start | VEI | End | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | – | 2026 | |
| 2023-07-02 | 0 | 2023 | N of Piton Vouvoul |
| 2022-09-19 | 0 | 2022 | |
| 2021-12-22 | 0 | 2022 | S flank of Enclos Fouque, SE of Piton Kala Pélé and SW of Château Fort |
| 2021-04-09 | 0 | 2021 | Enclos Fouque caldera, 700 m S of Château Fort |
| 2020-12-07 | 0 | 2020 | WSW flank of Dolomieu cone at elevations between 2,300 and 2,190 m |
| 2020-02-10 | 0 | 2020 | E flank of Dolomieu cone between the rim and 2,000 m elevation |
| 2019-06-11 | 0 | 2019 | SSE flank of Dolomieu cone |
| 2019-02-18 | 0 | 2019 | base of E flank of Dolomieu cone, at the foot of Piton Madoré |
| 2018-04-03 | 0 | 2018 | N side of Enclos Fouque, just below the rampart at the Nez Coupé de Sainte Rose |
| 2017-07-14 | 0 | 2017 | 750 m E of the Kala-Pélé peak, 850 m W of Château Fort, and 2.2 km NE of Piton de Bert |
| 2017-01-31 | 0 | 2017 | 1 km SE of Château Fort and about 2.5 km ENE of Piton de Bert |
| 2016-09-11 | 0 | 2016 | N part of l'Enclos Fouqué caldera, between Puy Mi-côte and July 2015 eruption site |
| 2016-05-26 | 0 | 2016 | 1-1.5 km SE of Castle crater |
| 2015-05-17 | 0 | 2015 | SE of Dolomieu cone, in the Castle crater area |
| 2015-02-04 | 0 | 2015 | S flank of Dolomieu cone, W of Bory crater |
| 2014-06-21 | 0 | 2014 | ESE flank of Dolomieu crater |
| 2010-10-14 | 0 | 2010 | Fissure near Château Fort crater, 1.5 km SE of Dolomieu crater rim |
| 2009-11-05 | 1 | 2010 | S part of Dolomieu crater, SE and E flanks of Dolomieu cone |
| 2008-09-12 | 1 | 2009 | W wall of Dolomieu crater |
| 2006-07-20 | 1 | 2007 | SW and S flanks, Dolomieu cone |
| 2005-10-04 | 0 | 2006 | W part of Dolomieu crater |
| 2005-02-17 | 0 | 2005 | N side of Enclos Fouque, near Nez Coupé de Sainte Rose and Trou de Sable |
| 2004-05-02 | 1 | 2004 | SSW of Bory crater, S flank of Dolomieu, S border of Enclos Fouque |
| 2003-05-30 | 0 | 2004 | SW Dolomieu crater |
| 2002-11-16 | 2 | 2002 | E flank of Dolomieu cone (1850-1540 m) |
| 2002-01-05 | 0 | 2002 | NE part of l'Enclos Fouqué caldera |
| 2001-03-27 | 0 | 2001 | ESE flank of Dolomieu cone |
| 2000-06-23 | 1 | 2000 | SE flank between "Signal de l' Enclose" and "Château Fort" craters |
| 2000-02-14 | 0 | 2000 | North flank of Dolomieu cone (2490-2250 m) |
| 1999-07-19 | 0 | 1999 | inside Dolomieu crater, N and E flanks |
| 1998-03-09 | 1 | 1998 | N flank of Dolomieu crater |
| 1992-08-27 | 1 | 1992 | S rim of Dolomieu crater and upper SE flank |
| 1991-07-19 | 0 | 1991 | S edge of Dolomieu crater and upper E flank |
| 1990-01-18 | 0 | 1990 | SE Dolomieu crater and upper SE flank |
| 1987-11-06 | 0 | 1988 | N flank of Dolomieu crater, 1 km N, 1 km NE |
| 1987-06-10 | 0 | 1987 | Dolomieu crater, S and W |
| 1986-11-12 | 1 | 1987 | inside the 29 March pit crater, Dolomieu crater, SE |
| 1986-07-13 | 0 | 1986 | inside the 29 March pit crater, Dolomieu crater, SE |
| 1985-06-14 | 1 | 1986 | SW flank of Dolomieu |
| 1983-12-04 | 2 | 1984 | SSW flank of Dolomieu (2110-2300 m) |
| 1981-02-03 | 2 | 1981 | Bory, SW, N & NE of Dolomieu |
| 1979-05-28 | 1 | 1979 | SE, SW and N flanks, Dolomieu & Bory |
| 1977-10-24 | 1 | 1977 | ENE flank (2050-2200 m, 1850-1920 m) |
| 1977-03-24 | 0 | 1977 | NE and SE of Dolomieu, NE rift zone |
| 1976-11-02 | 1 | 1976 | North of Dolomieu (2250-2330 m) |
| 1975-11-04 | 1 | 1976 | Dolomieu and SE flank (1320-2350 m) |
| 1973-05-10 | 2 | 1973 | Dolomieu (SSW wall) |
| 1972-06-09 | 2 | 1973 | South, ENE, north and SE of Dolomieu |
| 1966-03-15 | 2 | 1966 | SE flank (Cratere Maillard, 2400 m) |
| 1964-12-21 | 2 | 1965 | East flank (1930 m) |
| 1964-04-30 | 2 | 1964 | Dolomieu, upper east and NE flanks |
| 1963-11-07 | 2 | 1963 | Dolomieu; upper E flank (2,410 m) |
| 1961-04-05 | 0 | 1961 | NE flank (east of Cratère Picard) |
| 1960-01-11 | 2 | 1960 | Bory, south flank (2030 m) |
| 1959-03-11 | 2 | 1959 | Bory |
| 1958-05-30 | 2 | 1958 | Dolomieu |
| 1957-09-02 | 2 | 1957 | Bory, N of Bory, NE of Dolomieu |
| 1955-07-06 | 2 | 1957 | Dolomieu, Bory, S, SE & ESE flanks |
| 1954-01-16 | – | 1954 |
Nearby volcanoes
| Volcano | Distance | Eruptions |
|---|---|---|
| Fani Maore | 1,409 km | 1 |
| Mayotte | 1,459 km | 3 |
| Karthala | 1,684 km | 34 |
| Grille, La | 1,706 km | 0 |
| Kyejo | 2,699 km | 1 |
| Rungwe | 2,716 km | 3 |
| Ngozi | 2,735 km | 2 |
| Amsterdam Island | 2,789 km | 0 |
Eruption records from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program; older eruptions may be missing. VEI = Volcanic Explosivity Index (0–8). For current alerts, check the official agency.