Volcano in Equatorial Guinea

Santa Isabel volcano: eruption status today

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No eruption of Santa Isabel is being reported right now Last eruption: 1900–1963 (NOAA NCEI).

Live status of Santa Isabel: 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
1900–1963
Elevation
2,999 m 9,840 ft
Type
Shield volcano
Earthquakes within 50 km
0 past 30 days (USGS)
Hot spots within 10 km
0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
Nearest city
Malabo 19 km N

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Is Santa Isabel erupting right now?

There is no open NASA EONET event for Santa Isabel right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1900–1963. 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 Santa Isabel

USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Santa Isabel 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 Santa Isabel

Santa Isabel is a shield volcano in Africa-W, Equatorial Guinea, rising to 2,999 m (9,840 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".

Shield volcanoes have broad, gentle slopes built by fluid lava flows; eruptions are usually effusive (lava fountains and flows) rather than explosive.

The nearest large town is Malabo, about 19 km N of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.

Flights and volcanic ash

No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Murtala Muhammed, 688 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 Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea has 1 volcano on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now. The closest other one is Cameroon, 82 km away.

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Data: NOAA NCEI Volcano Locations, NASA EONET (open volcano events), USGS earthquakes, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS hot spots), Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.