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With a difference of just six weeks, we’re not going to be picky. This gigantic fire breather almost woke up right on time for another important event: the opening of the Cité du Volcan on the 5th August. We couldn’t have asked for a better fireworks display for the Fête de la Musique that year! The lava flow could be seen from a helicopter or ultralight aircraft (ULM), for an unforgettable experience, or from a bit further away, from the coast, for example from Grand Brûlé and Bois Vert. The eruption began inside the Fouqué Chamber, a huge semi-circular pit, 9km wide and 13km long. The Piton de la Fournaise always has good timing… The famous volcano of Reunion Island, the most popular tourist attraction on the island, located in an area listed as World Heritage by Unesco, awoke in the middle of the night on the 21st June 2014, after lying dormant for four years. Tuesday 31st January at 7:40pm → According to news reports from the Observatoire Volcanologique du Piton de la Fournaise, the eruption was pinpointed to the south-south-east side of the volcanic cone, in the Château Fort sector.The volcanic cone that formed inside the piton de la Fournaise chamber was named “piton Delmond” by the Observatoire Volcanologique du Piton de la Fournaise, the National Park and the Cité du Volcan, in tribute to Jean Claude Delmond, a research engineer from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory division of the Institut de Physique du Globe in Paris. This eruption lasted until the 28th August 2017 at 3am (local time). The Reunion Island Prefect triggered alert 2-2 of the “ORSEC Volcano” plan: eruption underway.

Friday 14th July at 0:50am → After a short eruption on the 17th May, the piton de la Fournaise erupted for the third time.

This year, the piton de la Fournaise, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, has shown its true colours on several occasions: Reminder: regulations apply to the landing of aircraft in the volcano area and permission must be sought from the Prefecture. The Prefect triggered the special ORSEC* volcano plan’s alert phase 2-2, for “eruption in progress inside the enclosure”.Īs a result, public access to the upper part of the piton de la Fournaise enclosure was prohibited, from the Pas de Bellecombe and all other paths. That day, new seismic activity was recorded from 2.28am (local time).

According to the Observatoire Volcanologique du Piton de la Fournaise, the volcano awakened after remaining dormant for nine months. This time, it put on its performance for an audience of visitors.

#Most recent volcano eruption 2015 full

The piton de la Fournaise is full of surprises. The eruption was visible from the piton de Bert and was located on the west of the Bory crater, according to the volcano observatory. The piton de la Fournaise came to life once again! Its third eruption of the year began during the night between Sunday 6th and Monday 7th December 2020, at around 5am (local time). The piton de la Fournaise eruption ended at around 7.15am (local time) on 8th December 2020.