Fogo, Cape Verde

Stratovolcano · 2,829 m (9,281 ft) · Cape Verde Is

Fogo is a stratovolcano in Cape Verde, 2,829 m (9,281 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 3 significant eruptions here.

Fogo on the map

Fogo and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

Since 1964
1900 to 1963
1800s
AD 1 to 1799
Before AD 1, or undated

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The volcano

Type: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 2,829 m (9,281 ft)
Country: Cape Verde
Region: Cape Verde Is
Summit: 14.950° N, 24.350° W
Last known eruption: 1964 or later
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 384010

Significant eruptions

3 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near Fogo Volcanic ash advisories on the live map

Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.