Volcanoes of Reunion

Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion

Shield volcano · 2,632 m (8,635 ft) · Indian O-W

Piton de la Fournaise is a shield volcano in Reunion, 2,632 m (8,635 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 1 significant eruption here, which killed 3 people where the toll is counted.

Piton de la Fournaise on the map

Piton de la Fournaise 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
Shield volcano
Elevation
2,632 m (8,635 ft)
Country
Reunion
Region
Indian O-W
Summit
21.244° S, 55.708° E
Last known eruption
1964 or later
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
233020

Significant eruptions

1 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near Piton de la FournaiseAsh advisories and webcams 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.