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France

Fournaise, Piton de la.

Volcano profile for Fournaise, Piton de la in France, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Shield volcano
Elevation
2,632 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 5 highest recorded · latest VEI 0 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
-21.244°, 55.708°
GVP number
233020

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No current eruption report

France

Fournaise, Piton de la

Shield volcano

Elevation
2,632 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-21.244°, 55.708°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Reunion Hotspot Volcano Group
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
233020
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Fournaise, Piton de la · France

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
13 Feb 202631 Mar 2026—Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 202310 Aug 20230Confirmed eruption
19 Sep 20225 Oct 20220Confirmed eruption
22 Dec 202117 Jan 20220Confirmed eruption
9 Apr 202124 May 20210Confirmed eruption
7 Dec 20208 Dec 20200Confirmed eruption
10 Feb 20206 Apr 20200Confirmed eruption
11 Jun 201927 Oct 20190Confirmed eruption
18 Feb 201910 Mar 20190Confirmed eruption
3 Apr 20181 Nov 20180Confirmed eruption
14 Jul 201728 Aug 20170Confirmed eruption
31 Jan 201727 Feb 20170Confirmed eruption
11 Sep 201618 Sep 20160Confirmed eruption
26 May 201627 May 20160Confirmed eruption
17 May 201531 Oct 20150Confirmed eruption
4 Feb 201515 Feb 20150Confirmed eruption
21 Jun 201421 Jun 20140Confirmed eruption
14 Oct 201010 Dec 20100Confirmed eruption
5 Nov 200912 Jan 20101?Confirmed eruption
12 Sep 20084 Feb 20091Confirmed eruption
20 Jul 20061 May 20071Confirmed eruption
4 Oct 200518 Jan 20060Confirmed eruption
17 Feb 200526 Feb 20050Confirmed eruption
2 May 200414 Oct 20041Confirmed eruption
30 May 200310 Jan 20040Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 200223 Dec 20022Confirmed eruption
5 Jan 200216 Jan 20020Confirmed eruption
27 Mar 20017 Jul 20010Confirmed eruption
23 Jun 200013 Nov 20001Confirmed eruption
14 Feb 20004 Mar 20000Confirmed eruption
19 Jul 199923 Oct 19990Confirmed eruption
9 Mar 199821 Sep 19981Confirmed eruption
27 Aug 199223 Sep 19921Confirmed eruption
19 Jul 199120 Jul 19910Confirmed eruption
18 Jan 19908 May 19900Confirmed eruption
6 Nov 198729 Dec 19880Confirmed eruption
10 Jun 198720 Jul 19870Confirmed eruption
12 Nov 198610 Feb 19871Confirmed eruption
13 Jul 198614 Jul 19860Confirmed eruption
14 Jun 19855 Apr 19861Confirmed eruption
4 Dec 198318 Feb 19842Confirmed eruption
3 Feb 19815 May 19812Confirmed eruption
28 May 197914 Jul 19791Confirmed eruption
24 Oct 197717 Nov 19771Confirmed eruption
24 Mar 197716 Apr 19770Confirmed eruption
2 Nov 19764 Nov 19761Confirmed eruption
4 Nov 19756 Apr 19761Confirmed eruption
10 May 19735 Sep 19732Confirmed eruption
9 Jun 197216 Jan 19732Confirmed eruption
15 Mar 196615 May 19662?Confirmed eruption
21 Dec 196415 Feb 19652?Confirmed eruption
30 Apr 19648 May 19642Confirmed eruption
7 Nov 196321 Nov 19632Confirmed eruption
5 Apr 196125 Apr 19610Confirmed eruption
11 Jan 196010 Mar 19602Confirmed eruption
11 Mar 19596 Aug 19592Confirmed eruption
30 May 195820 Sep 19582Confirmed eruption
2 Sep 195716 Nov 19572Confirmed eruption
6 Jul 195516 Mar 19572Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 195416 Dec 1954—Confirmed eruption
13 Mar 19538 Jul 19532Confirmed eruption
19 May 195220 Jul 19522Confirmed eruption
10 Sep 195120 Sep 19511Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 1951Not available0Uncertain eruption
30 Aug 19505 Sep 19502Confirmed eruption
25 Feb 19502 Apr 19502Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 1949Not available2Uncertain eruption
14 Feb 19488 Mar 19482Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1947Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
18 Jun 19465 Jul 19462Confirmed eruption
15 Apr 19456 May 19452Confirmed eruption
11 Apr 19441 May 19442Confirmed eruption
30 Mar 194326 May 19432Confirmed eruption
5 Oct 194225 Oct 19422Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1941Uncertain datingNot available1Confirmed eruption
7 Dec 193815 Jan 19392Confirmed eruption
25 Jul 193829 Jul 19381Confirmed eruption
13 Aug 193725 Nov 19372Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 1936Not available0Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1935Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
7 Jun 19331 Apr 19342Confirmed eruption
14 Nov 193216 Nov 1932—Confirmed eruption
22 Jan 193126 Aug 19312Confirmed eruption
23 May 193024 May 19300Confirmed eruption
23 Dec 192931 Dec 19292Confirmed eruption
18 Sep 192615 Jun 19272Confirmed eruption
30 Dec 192520 Apr 19262Confirmed eruption
3 Sep 192413 Sep 19242Confirmed eruption
19 May 192423 May 19240Confirmed eruption
27 Nov 19213 Dec 19212Confirmed eruption
28 Jun 192018 Oct 19200Confirmed eruption
29 Apr 191729 Apr 19170Confirmed eruption
22 Jul 191521 Nov 19152Confirmed eruption
10 Jul 19133 Aug 19132Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 191012 Dec 19102Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 1909Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1908Not available0Uncertain eruption
29 Nov 19075 Dec 19070Confirmed eruption
15 Feb 190516 Feb 19052Confirmed eruption
19 Aug 190417 Oct 19042Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1903Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
13 Aug 190218 Aug 19022Confirmed eruption
4 Jul 19016 Jul 19012Confirmed eruption
21 Feb 190125 Feb 19012Confirmed eruption
11 May 190030 May 19000Confirmed eruption
13 Feb 189918 Jul 18992Confirmed eruption
26 Nov 1898Not available2Confirmed eruption
14 Jan 189820 Jan 18982Confirmed eruption
5 Jan 189724 Jan 18970Confirmed eruption
16 Aug 1894Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 18904 Feb 18912Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 188911 Aug 18892Confirmed eruption
4 Feb 18845 Feb 18840Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1882Not available0Uncertain eruption
14 Mar 187830 Mar 18780Confirmed eruption
11 Dec 187611 Dec 1876—Confirmed eruption
26 Nov 187511 Dec 18750Confirmed eruption
29 Jun 18747 Nov 18742Confirmed eruption
1 Feb 1874Not available—Confirmed eruption
1 Feb 1872Not available0Uncertain eruption
21 Jun 18715 Jul 18710Confirmed eruption
1 Feb 1870Not available0Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1869Uncertain datingNot available2?Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 1868Not available0Confirmed eruption
5 Feb 186510 Feb 18652Confirmed eruption
20 Dec 186329 Jan 18640Confirmed eruption
19 Mar 186119 Mar 18612Confirmed eruption
22 Jan 186020 Mar 18602Confirmed eruption
8 May 185923 May 18592Confirmed eruption
3 Nov 185816 Jan 18592Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1852Not available0Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1851Not available0Confirmed eruption
3 Nov 185012 Nov 18500Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1849Not available0Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1848Not available0Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1847Not available0Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1846Not available0Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1845Not available0Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 1844Not available2Confirmed eruption
19 Mar 184411 May 18442Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1843Not available0Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 1842Not available0Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 1832Not available0Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 1830Not available0Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 1824Not available0Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 1824Not available0Confirmed eruption
27 Feb 182110 Apr 18212Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 182016 Feb 18202Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 181716 Apr 18170Confirmed eruption
15 Dec 1816Not available0Confirmed eruption
15 Aug 181516 Aug 18152Confirmed eruption
21 Jan 181527 Jan 18152Confirmed eruption
10 Sep 181413 Oct 18142Confirmed eruption
26 Sep 181326 Nov 18132Confirmed eruption
5 Aug 181216 Dec 18122Confirmed eruption
20 Nov 181028 Nov 18100Confirmed eruption
17 Jul 18098 Aug 18092Confirmed eruption
23 Mar 180713 Jun 18072Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 1802Not available2Confirmed eruption
27 Oct 180128 Apr 18022Confirmed eruption
2 Nov 18008 Nov 18000Confirmed eruption
1797Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1795Not available—Confirmed eruption
Jan 1794Jan 17940Confirmed eruption
19 Dec 1792Not available0Confirmed eruption
5 Jun 179127 Jul 17912Confirmed eruption
Jun 1789Jul 17892Confirmed eruption
14 Jun 17871 Aug 17872Confirmed eruption
5 Jun 17864 Aug 17862Confirmed eruption
178417852Confirmed eruption
1776Not available0Confirmed eruption
1775Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1774Not available0Confirmed eruption
18 Nov 1772Not available2Confirmed eruption
Feb 1772Not available2Confirmed eruption
1771Not available—Confirmed eruption
1768Not available2Confirmed eruption
Mar 176626 May 17662Confirmed eruption
15 Dec 176029 Dec 17602Confirmed eruption
1759Not available—Confirmed eruption
1753Not available2Confirmed eruption
Jun 1751Jun 17512Confirmed eruption
Dec 1734Dec 17342Confirmed eruption
1 Jan 17346 Mar 17342Confirmed eruption
1733Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
Jun 1721Not available2Confirmed eruption
1709Not available2Confirmed eruption
Apr 1708Apr 17080Confirmed eruption
1703Uncertain dating17050Confirmed eruption
1672Not available0Confirmed eruption
1671Not available0Confirmed eruption
1669Not available0Confirmed eruption
1649Not available0Confirmed eruption
1640Not available0Confirmed eruption
1600Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1440Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1340Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
960Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
600Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
455Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
120Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1785 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2765 BCEUncertain datingNot available5?Confirmed eruption
2795 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

  • No recorded events in this selection.
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Volcano at a glance

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Fournaise, Piton de la · No current eruption report · 2,632 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Saint-Pierre Pierrefonds AirportRéunion · ZSE · FMEP
    30.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Roland Garros AirportRéunion · RUN · FMEE
    44.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

Saint-JosephRéunion · 17.6 km

Le TamponRéunion · 20.1 km

Saint-BenoîtRéunion · 22.9 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

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Sources & data dates

Core data comes from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and USGS. Map layers and live aircraft are loaded from the sources identified on the page.

This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.

VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC