1949 Cumbre Vieja eruption

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The 1949 Cumbre Vieja eruption was a significant mid-20th-century volcanic event on La Palma in the Canary Islands, noted for its fissure eruptions, lava flows, and associated seismic activity.

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1949 Cumbre Vieja eruption canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural disaster ⓘ
volcanic eruption ⓘ
affectedArea southern La Palma ⓘ
archipelago Canary Islands ⓘ
casualties 0 direct deaths ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
createdCone Duraznero vent ⓘ
Hoyo Negro vent ⓘ
Llano del Banco vent ⓘ
economicImpact damage to agriculture ⓘ
damage to infrastructure ⓘ
endDate 1949-07-30 ⓘ
eruptionColumnHeight several kilometers ⓘ
eruptionOf Cumbre Vieja ⓘ
eruptionStyle Hawaiian ⓘ
Strombolian ⓘ
eruptionType fissure eruption ⓘ
feature ash emission ⓘ
ground cracking ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
seismic activity ⓘ
hazard ash fall ⓘ
earthquakes ⓘ
ground deformation ⓘ
lava inundation ⓘ
island La Palma ⓘ
lavaFlowDirection east flank of La Palma ⓘ
west flank of La Palma ⓘ
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Canary Islands ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
locatedOn La Palma ⓘ
magmaComposition basaltic ⓘ
notableFor fissure opening along Cumbre Vieja ridge ⓘ
strong felt earthquakes ⓘ
surface faulting ⓘ
partOf historical eruptions of Cumbre Vieja ⓘ
preceded 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption ⓘ
prompted evacuations of local population ⓘ
region Macaronesia ⓘ
scientificSignificance provided data on rift-zone instability ⓘ
used in studies of flank collapse hazards ⓘ
startDate 1949-06-24 ⓘ
tectonicSetting intra-plate ocean island volcano ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ
VEI 2 ⓘ
volcanicSystem Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge ⓘ
linked to: Cumbre Vieja

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1971 Teneguía eruption → precededBy → 1949 Cumbre Vieja eruption ⓘ