Volcano - Le Piton de la Fournaise
Eruptions this century
2000 |
14 February / 4 March |
Formation of Piton Célimène |
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23 June / 30 July |
Formation of thePiton Pérvédi |
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12 October / 13 November |
Formation of the Piton Morgabim |
2001 |
27 March / 4 April |
Formation of the Piton Tourkal |
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11 June / 7 July |
Formation du Piton Madoré |
2002 |
4 January / 16 January |
Lava flow ed from the volcano to the sea. |
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16 November / 3 December |
A truly spectacular eruption with many lava flows descending to the sea. |
2003 |
21 June / 5 July |
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22 August / 27 August |
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1er October / 2 October |
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2004 |
7 January / 10 January |
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2004 |
2 May / 18 May |
Spectacular eruption that arrived to within one mile of the coast road |
2004 |
13 August / 9 September |
Amazing eruption that produced three craters by the sea an enlarged the island by 9 hectares |
2005 |
17 February / 4 March |
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2005 |
4 October / 17 October |
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2005 |
29/30 November |
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2005 |
26 December / 18 January |
Two lava flows which descended to within 1.5 miles of the coast road |
2006 | 20 July to 15 August | Eruption in the Bory crater after several weeks of seismic activity |
2006 | 30 August to ? | Small eruption after one day of activity |