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Pelee: eruption history

Elevation1,372 m

TypeStratovolcano

Confirmed eruptions54#2 of 18 in country

Latest eruption1929-09-16

Largest VEI4

Location14.81, -61.17

Eruptions per century (since 1500)

1500–15990

1600–16991

1700–17991

1800–18991

1900–19992

2000–20990

By VEI

VEI 11

VEI 21

VEI 31

VEI 421

Eruptions (latest first, up to 60)

Start	VEI	End	Area
1929-09-16	3	1932
1902-04-23	4	1905	Rivière Blanche and summit crater
1851-08-05	2	1852	Upper Rivière Claire valley (900 m elevation)
1792-01-22	1	1792	Upper Rivière Claire valley
1635	–	–
1460	–	–
1370	–	–
1340	4	–
1260	–	–
1190	–	–
910	–	–
890	4	–
720	–	–
650	–	–
450	4	–
350	4	–
300	4	–
220	–	–
130	4	–
50	4	–
10	4	–
200 BCE	4	–
300 BCE	–	–
440 BCE	4	–
590 BCE	4	–
600 BCE	–	–
620 BCE	–	–
730 BCE	–	–
890 BCE	–	–
1390 BCE	–	–
2100 BCE	–	–
2280 BCE	–	–
2360 BCE	–	–
2430 BCE	4	–
2460 BCE	–	–
2660 BCE	4	–
3020 BCE	–	–
3120 BCE	–	–
3250 BCE	–	–
3290 BCE	–	–
3430 BCE	4	–
3500 BCE	4	–
3820 BCE	4	–
3930 BCE	–	–
4510 BCE	–	–
5500 BCE	4	–
5800 BCE	–	–
6220 BCE	4	–	Vent slightly south of present summit
6450 BCE	–	–	Vent slightly south of present summit
6610 BCE	4	–
7050 BCE	–	–	ESE flank (Sans Nom lava dome)
7320 BCE	–	–
7750 BCE	–	–	ESE flank (Aileron lava dome)
8210 BCE	4	–

Nearby volcanoes

Volcano	Distance	Eruptions
Plat Pays, Morne	53 km	4
Watt, Morne	57 km	5
Trois Pitons, Morne	65 km	2
Diablotins, Morne	81 km	0
Diables, Morne aux	94 km	0
Qualibou	110 km	1
Soufriere Guadeloupe	147 km	16
Soufriere St. Vincent	164 km	22

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.