Ethiopia · Explosion crater
Dallol
- Type
- Explosion crater
- Elevation
- 48m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- 2011
- Type
- Explosion crater
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Region
- Eastern Africa / Afar Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 48m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- 14.242, 40.300
- Last eruption
- 2011
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
- Landform
- Minor (basaltic)
- Major rock type
- No data
Geological summary
Numerous phreatic explosion craters are present across the Salt Plain NNE of the Erta Ale Range in one of the lowest areas of the desolate Danakil depression. The most recent of these craters, Dallol, lies 48 m below sea level and was formed during an eruption in 1926. Colorful hot brine springs are found in the Dallol area. Another phreatic explosion was observed in January 2011.
From Wikipedia
Dallol is a unique, terrestrial hydrothermal system around a cinder cone volcano in the Danakil Depression, northeast of the Erta Ale Range in Ethiopia. It is known for its unearthly colors and mineral patterns, and the very acidic fluids, commonly noted as some of the most acidic on Earth, that discharge from its hydrothermal springs.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryDetailed timeline
- 2011VEI 0Observed2011-01-04 – 2011-01-04Dallol crater
- 1926VEI 1Observed1926-07-02 – end unknown
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