Ethiopia · Fissure vent
Dalaffilla
Alu-Dalafilla
- Type
- Fissure vent
- Elevation
- 578m
- Last eruption
- 2008
- Type
- Fissure vent
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Region
- Eastern Africa / Afar Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 578m
- Coordinates
- 13.793, 40.553
- Last eruption
- 2008
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The summit region of Alu, ~5 km NW of the Dalafilla stratovolcano, is an ellipsoidal volcanic horst, elongated NNW-SSE, and formed primarily of older basaltic lava flows.
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From Wikipedia
Dalaffilla, also called Gabuli, or Alu-Dalafilla is a 578 m (1,896 ft) high stratovolcano in Ethiopia. It is the highest point of Gulina. The only recorded eruption of Dalaffilla occurred in 2008 when lava flows from its western and northwestern flanks traveled to the northeast.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 2008 – 2008
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 3 (2008)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 1
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 2008VEI 3Observed2008-11-03 – 2008-12-16W and NW of Dalaffilla
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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