Chaîne des Puys Volcano
Updated: 17 mai 2024 15:09 GMT -
Lava dome(s), Pyroclastic cone(s), Maar(s) 1464 m / 4802 ft
Massif Central, France, 45.78°N / 2.97°E
Condition actuelle: normal / en sommeil (1 sur 5)
Massif Central, France, 45.78°N / 2.97°E
Condition actuelle: normal / en sommeil (1 sur 5)
The Chaîne des Puys in the Massif Central of southern France is one of Europe's youngest volcanic fields. It consists of numerous cinder cones and maars roughly arranged on a N-S trending line. The last activity occurred only about 6000 years ago, which is why the volcanoes should be considered still active although there are no signs at present of any new activity to be expected in any near future.
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Eruptions du volcan Chaîne des Puys: approx. 6000 years ago near Besse-en-Chandesse
Derniers séismes proches
| Heure | Mag. / Profondeur | Distance / Lieu | |||
| 16 mai 09:07 (Paris) | 1.1 0 km |  28 km au sud-ouest de Clermont-Ferrand, France | Info | ||
| mercredi, 15 mai 2024 GMT (1 séisme) | |||||
| 15 mai 04:10 (Paris) | 1.3 5.5 km | 21 km au sud | 26 km au sud-ouest de Clermont-Ferrand, France | Info | |
| mardi, 14 mai 2024 GMT (2 séismes) | |||||
| 14 mai 23:33 (Paris) | 1.1 5.6 km | 26 km au sud-ouest de Clermont-Ferrand, France | Info | ||
| 14 mai 10:49 (Paris) | 1.3 0 km | 29 km au sud-est | 5.7 km à l'ouest de Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | Info | |
| vendredi, 10 mai 2024 GMT (1 séisme) | |||||
| 10 mai 23:39 (Paris) | 1.2 3.3 km | 27 km au sud-ouest de Clermont-Ferrand, France | Info | ||
| lundi, 6 mai 2024 GMT (1 séisme) | |||||
| 6 mai 12:23 (Paris) | 1.6 0 km | 26 km au nord | near Clermont-Ferrand | Info | |
Introduction
The Chaîne des Puys form a N-S-trending chain of basaltic and trachytic cinder cones, basaltic maars, and trachytic lava domes in France's Massif Central that has been active into the Holocene.Construction of the present-day Chaîne des Puys began about 70,000 years before present (BP), and was largely completed by the beginning of the Holocene. Holocene eruptions constructed lava domes such as the Puy de Dôme, whose growth was accompanied by pyroclastic flows, cinder cones that fed lengthy lava flows, and maars. The latest well-documented activity took place about 6000 BP near Besse-en-Chandesse and included the powerful explosions that formed the Lac Pavin maar.
The dating of younger tephras has not yet been confirmed, and reports of historical eruptions as late as 1000 BP have been discredited.
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