Urzelina (volcano)

Urzelina (volcano)

The Urzelina Volcano was a volcanic eruption that occurred in 1808, from a fissural cone along the island of São Jorge in the Azores, responsible for the destruction and deaths in the community of Urzelina, Velas, producing a basalt field of volcanic rock extending to the Ponta da Urzelina. Curiously, the eruption was the last sub-aerial event observed in the Azores; most recent eruptions have occurred along submarine vents, with the Capelinhos eruption (1957–58) starting as a submarine eruption (that eventually grew into a sub-aerial event) and the 1998-2001 Serreta eruption being exclusively submarine (never breaking the surface).