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Yemen · Shield volcano

Zubair Group

Type
Shield volcano
Elevation
191m
Last eruption
2013
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Type
Shield volcano
Country
Yemen
Region
Eastern Africa / Red Sea Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
191m
Coordinates
15.050, 42.180
Last eruption
2013
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform
Shield
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

The 5-km-long Jebel Zubair Island is the largest of a group of small islands and submerged shoals that rise from a shallow platform in the Red Sea rift.

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From Wikipedia

Zubair Group, Al Zubair Group or Zubayr Group is a group of 10 major volcanic islands, on top of an underlying shield volcano in the Red Sea, which reach a height of 191 metres above sea level. The volcano has continued to erupt in historic times. The islands belong to Yemen.

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Eruption history

4 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
3
Uncertain eruptions
1
Span of confirmed record
1824 – 2013
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 2 (2013, the most recent of 3)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
2
Summary (VEI over time)
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1824~1843 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21843~1862 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21994~2013 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 218241862191919561994

Detailed timeline

  1. 2013VEI 2Observed
    2013-09-28 – 2013-11-20
    Jadid Island
  2. 2011VEI 2Observed
    2011-12-18 – 2012-01-12
    Sholan Island
  3. 1846VEI 2Method not stated
    1846-08-14 – end unknown
    Saddle Island
  4. 1824VEI 2Observed
    1824-07-02 – end unknown
    Saddle Island

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