Volcano in Pacific Ocean
Galapagos Rift volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Galapagos Rift is being reported right now Last eruption: 1964 or later (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Galapagos Rift: whether it is erupting now, satellite hot spots, earthquakes around it, and what an eruption would mean for nearby cities and flights.
- Status now
- No open report
- Last eruption
- 1964 or later
- Elevation
- -2,430 m -7,973 ft
- Type
- Submarine volcano
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 0 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Manta 633 km ESE
Is Galapagos Rift erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Galapagos Rift right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1964 or later. Volcano observatories can raise alert levels before an eruption starts, so check the national observatory for the current alert level.
No satellite thermal hot spot was detected within 10 km of the summit in the latest NASA FIRMS data, so there is no sign of lava at the surface large enough for VIIRS to see (clouds can hide it).
Earthquakes near Galapagos Rift
USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Galapagos Rift in the past 30 days. Outside the United States USGS mainly lists quakes above about M4, so small volcanic tremors recorded by the local observatory will not appear here.
About Galapagos Rift
Galapagos Rift is a submarine volcano in Pacific-E, Pacific Ocean, rising to -2,430 m (-7,973 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
Submarine volcanoes erupt under the sea; shallow ones can produce steam explosions, pumice rafts and discoloured water.
The volcano is remote: the nearest city in our list is Manta, 633 km away.
Flights and volcanic ash
No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is El Dorado, 1402 km away), but ash clouds from explosive eruptions can drift for thousands of kilometres along flight routes.
Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) issue the official ash advisories that airlines and air traffic control follow.
Other volcanoes in Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean has 21 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now. The closest other one is Galapagos Rift, 0 km away.
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Data: NOAA NCEI Volcano Locations, NASA EONET (open volcano events), USGS earthquakes, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS hot spots).