Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Soufriere St. Vincent
Soufrière St. Vincent volcano forms the northern end of the island of St. Vincent. The 1178-m-high stratovolcano, seen here from off the west coast, has a broad summit. The peak at the left, the volcano's high point, is the NW rim of a large crater created by a massive volcanic landslide. The present-day, 1.6-km-wide summit crater truncates a cone (forming the flat-topped area across the saddle to the right) that was constructed within the earlier crater. Several powerful explosive eruptions have occurred in historical time since 1718. Photo by William Melson, 1972 (Smithsonian Institution).
Volcano Number:360150
Volcano Name:Soufriere St. Vincent
Country:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Volcano Type:Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:1979 CE
Elevation:1220m
Tectonic Setting:Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Pop. within 5km:1491
Pop. within 10km:15327
Pop. within 30km:103882
Pop. within 100km:291476
Latitude:13.33
Longitude:-61.18


Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Volcano Number Volcano Name Eruption Number Activity Type Explosivity Index Max Explosivity Index Modifier Activity Area Activity Unit Start Evidence Method Start Date End Date
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12434 Confirmed Eruption Radiocarbon (uncorrected) -2380
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12435 Confirmed Eruption Radiocarbon (uncorrected) -2310
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12436 Confirmed Eruption Radiocarbon (uncorrected) -2200
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12437 Confirmed Eruption Radiocarbon (uncorrected) -2135
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12438 Confirmed Eruption Radiocarbon (uncorrected) -2020
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12439 Confirmed Eruption Radiocarbon (uncorrected) -1600
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12440 Confirmed Eruption Radiocarbon (uncorrected) -750
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12441 Confirmed Eruption Radiocarbon (uncorrected) -530
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12442 Confirmed Eruption Radiocarbon (uncorrected) 905
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12443 Confirmed Eruption Radiocarbon (uncorrected) 1325
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12444 Confirmed Eruption Radiocarbon (uncorrected) 1395
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12445 Confirmed Eruption Radiocarbon (uncorrected) 1480
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12446 Confirmed Eruption Radiocarbon (uncorrected) 1550
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12447 Confirmed Eruption Radiocarbon (uncorrected) 1640
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12448 Confirmed Eruption 3 ? Historical Observations 1718/3/26 1718/3/29
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12449 Confirmed Eruption 0 Historical Observations 1784
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12450 Confirmed Eruption 4 Old summit crater & new NE rim crater Historical Observations 1812/4/27 1812/6/9
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12451 Confirmed Eruption 1 ? Historical Observations 1814/1/9 1814/1/9
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12452 Uncertain Eruption 0 1880
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12453 Confirmed Eruption 4 ? Historical Observations 1902/5/6 1903/3/30
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12454 Confirmed Eruption 0 Historical Observations 1971/10/4 1972/3/20
360150 Soufriere St. Vincent 12455 Confirmed Eruption 3 Historical Observations 1979/4/13 1979/10/26
Emissions Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Emission ID SO2 Kilotons Start Date End Date
349 3 1979/04/13 1979/04/13

Data from the Earthchem Library
Title Author Release Date DOI Link
Volcanic gas plume data from La Soufrière Volcano (Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles) Tamburello, Giancarlo 2019-01-31 10.1594/IEDA/111184 Details
The emissions of CO2 and other volatiles from the world’s subaerial volcanoes The emissions of CO2 and other volatiles from the world’s subaerial volcanoes Fischer, Tobias 2020-11-21 10.1594/IEDA/111445 Details
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