Volcano profile

Cape Verde

Fogo.

Volcano profile for Fogo in Cape Verde, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2,829 m
Last documented eruption
2015
Coordinates
14.95°, -24.35°
GVP number
384010

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No current eruption report

Cape Verde

Fogo

Stratovolcano

Elevation
2,829 m
Last documented eruption
2015
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
14.95°, -24.35°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Cape Verde Hotspot Volcano Group
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
GVP
384010
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Profile

Fogo · Cape Verde

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
23 Nov 20148 Feb 20152Confirmed eruption
2 Apr 199526 May 19952Confirmed eruption
12 Jun 195121 Aug 19512Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1909Not available—Confirmed eruption
27 Jun 185715 Dec 18572Confirmed eruption
19 Feb 185230 Mar 18522Confirmed eruption
9 Apr 18472 May 18472Confirmed eruption
31 Dec 1816Not available—Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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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Fogo · No current eruption report · 2,829 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • São Filipe AirportCape Verde · SFL · GVSF
    15.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Nelson Mandela International AirportCape Verde · RAI · GVNP
    93.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

Eruption reportedGreat SitkinUnited StatesStratovolcano · 1,740 m

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Oct 5, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC