between (1957-09-27) September 27, 1957 (age 66) and (1958-10-24) October 24, 1958 (age 65)
Mountain type
Surtseyan (from 27 September 1957 to 13 May 1958)
Strombolian (from 14 May 1958 to 24 October 1958)
Last eruption
1957 to 1958
The Capelinhos (from Capelo + -inhos diminutive, which literally means "little cape") is a monogenetic volcano located on the western coast of Faial Island in the Azores. It is part of the larger volcanic complex of Capelo, which includes 20 scoria cones and lava fields that are aligned west-northwest to east-southeast from the Caldeira Volcano caldera. Although the name "Capelinhos" is associated with the volcano, it technically refers to the western cape of the parish of Capelo. It can be considered the westernmost point of Europe; there are more westerly islands in the Azores archipelago but they lie on the North American Plate.
A volcanic eruption lasted for 13 months, from September 27, 1957 until October 24, 1958, which may have been two overlapping volcanic eruptions. While enlarging the land by 2.4 km2, it spawned 300 seismic events, hurled ash 1 km, destroyed 300 houses in the parishes of Capelo and Praia do Norte and caused the evacuation of 2,000 people (emigration to the US and Canada). On October 25, the volcano entered a period of dormancy. It is a part of an active fissural volcanic complex which creates multiple seismic and volcanic events.
from Ponta dos Capelinhos (100 m from the Ilhéus dos Capelinhos) began. Whale spotters at Costado da Nau, a few meters above the Capelinhos lighthouse, saw...
Protected Area of Capelinhos, Northwest Coast and Varadouro (Portuguese: Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies dos Capelinhos, Costa Noroeste...
submarine). The last significant volcanic eruption, the Capelinhos volcano (Vulcão dos Capelinhos), occurred off the coast of the island of Faial in 1957;...
Ponta dos Capelinhos (Portuguese: Farol da Ponta dos Capelinhos), or alternately Lighthouse of Capelinhos (Portuguese: Farol dos Capelinhos), is a former...
created by the Capelinhos eruption; Área Protegida de Gestão de Recursos dos Capelinhos, includes primarily the impact area of the Capelinhos eruption that...
seismic events. The last terrestrial volcanic eruption occurred in 1957–58 (Capelinhos) and minor earthquakes occur sporadically. The exclusive economic zone...
waned and became more Strombolian. Ukinrek maars in Alaska, 1977, and Capelinhos in the Azores, 1957, both examples of above-water Surtseyan activity....
Archived from the original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2013-08-15. "GC1QN4C Capelinhos Volcano [Faial] (Earthcache) in Arquipélago dos Açores, Portugal created...
Europe, though it sits on the North American Plate). If not, then the Capelinhos Volcano, Faial Island, Azores Islands, Portugal (28° 50′ 00″ W), the westernmost...
Protected Area of Capelinhos, Northwest Coast and Varadouro (Portuguese: Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies dos Capelinhos, Costa Noroeste...
1963–67 Tigres Island Angola 1962 Sandy Point Canada 1960s Ilha Nova (Capelinhos) Portugal 1957–58 Myōjin-shō Japan 1952–53, 1946 Shōwa Iōjima Japan...
failed Prior to 1930 Off the coast of Porto Capture Between 1939 and 1949 Capelinhos, Faial Island Observation Between 1954 and 1957 Mediterranean Sea Observation...
John Pastore so as to help the population affected by the 1957–58, the Capelinhos volcano eruption. Moreover, it is noteworthy that the 1965 Immigration...
constructed to substitute the destroyed lighthouse on the promontory of Capelinhos, following the eruption of the volcano in 1957–1958. The lighthouse is...
include: the 1957-58 seismic events associated with the eruption of the Capelinhos volcano (on Faial), the February 1964 earthquake on the island of São...
in 1957-58 along the western coast of Faial Island, which formed the Capelinhos Volcano. Seismic events are common in the Azores. The Azores are occasionally...
destruction during the 1672 eruption (which was also destroyed following the Capelinhos eruption). Its civil parish status was returned on 1 October 1839, but...
Costa to Charlie, Emo or Emos to Emma and Santos to Stan. In 1957–58, the Capelinhos volcano erupted on the Azorean island of Faial, causing massive destruction...
earthquake (29 December 1950) 1952 São Miguel earthquake (26 June 1952) 1958 Capelinhos earthquake (13 May 1958) 1964 Rosais earthquake (21 February 1964) 1973...
include volcanic features in the Azores, including Mount Pico (pictured), Capelinhos, and Algar do Carvão, as well as seamounts and deep-sea hydrothermal fields...
Brazil in June 1957. Another crew was sent to capture the eruption of the Capelinhos volcano in the Azores in October. Initially, RTP had a limited coverage...
homes and buildings were damaged or destroyed. 1957–1958 — An eruption at Capelinhos, Faial, between 16 and 27 September 16, 1957, finally ending on 25 October...
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