Ethiopia · Shield volcano
Manda Hararo
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Elevation
- 600m
- Last eruption
- 2009
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Region
- Eastern Africa / Afar Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 600m
- Coordinates
- 12.170, 40.820
- Last eruption
- 2009
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
- Landform
- Shield
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
As the southernmost axial range of western Afar, the Manda Hararo complex is located in the Kalo plain, SSE of Dabbahu volcano.
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From Wikipedia
Manda Hararo is a group of basaltic shield volcanoes in the Afar region of Ethiopia that last erupted in 2009. The group is large, spreading over 105 square kilometres (41 sq mi), and located within the active Manda Hararo rift. At its northern end is a small cluster. South of this volcano is the Gumatmali-Gablaytu fissure system, an area dominated by fissure-fed lava flows. At the centre of the complex rise two volcanoes.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 2007 – 2009
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 2 (2009, the most recent of 2)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 2
Detailed timeline
- 2009VEI 2Observed2009-06-28 – 2009-07-01
- 2007VEI 2Observed2007-08-12 – 2007-08-14
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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