Volcano profile

Portugal

Sao Jorge.

Volcano profile for Sao Jorge in Portugal, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Fissure vent
Elevation
1,053 m
Last documented eruption
1902
Coordinates
38.65°, -28.08°
GVP number
382030

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No current eruption report

Portugal

Sao Jorge

Fissure vent

Elevation
1,053 m
Last documented eruption
1902
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
38.65°, -28.08°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Azores-Terceira Rift Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
382030
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Sao Jorge · Portugal

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
18 Feb 196418 Feb 1964—Uncertain eruption
7 May 19028 May 19020Confirmed eruption
1 May 180810 Jun 18081Confirmed eruption
24 Jun 180025 Jun 18002Confirmed eruption
21 Apr 158020 Aug 1580?3Confirmed eruption
1483Not available—Confirmed eruption
1426Not available—Confirmed eruption
1293Not available—Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

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

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Volcano at a glance

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Sao Jorge · No current eruption report · 1,053 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • São Jorge AirportPortugal · SJZ · LPSJ
    8.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • Pico AirportPortugal · PIX · LPPI
    33.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Graciosa AirportPortugal · GRW · LPGR
    49.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

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Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC