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Nightingale Island: eruption history

Elevation365 m

TypeStratovolcano

Confirmed eruptions1#10 of 14 in country

Latest eruption2004-07-29

Largest VEI0

Location-37.42, -12.48

Eruptions per century (since 1500)

1500–15990

1600–16990

1700–17990

1800–18990

1900–19990

2000–20991

By VEI

VEI 01

Eruptions (latest first, up to 60)

Start	VEI	End	Area
2004-07-29	0	2004	Submarine SE flank

Nearby volcanoes

Volcano	Distance	Eruptions
Tristan da Cunha	41 km	2
Walvis Ridge at 33°S	825 km	1
Bouvet	2,240 km	1
Protector Seamounts	2,367 km	1
Zavodovski	2,380 km	2
Hodson	2,405 km	0
Candlemas Island	2,423 km	3
Leskov Island	2,433 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.