Ethiopia · Caldera
Kone
- Type
- Caldera
- Elevation
- 1380m
- Last eruption
- 1820
- Type
- Caldera
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Region
- Eastern Africa / Main Ethiopian Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 1380m
- Coordinates
- 8.810, 39.695
- Last eruption
- 1820
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Caldera
- Major rock type
- Rhyolite
Geological summary
The Kone volcanic complex (also known as Gariboldi) is composed of a series of silicic calderas and young basaltic cinder cones and lava flows about 30 km SW of Fentale volcano in the Main Ethiopian Rift.
Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →
Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1820 (±10 yrs) – 1820
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 1 (1820)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1820 (±10 yrs)VEI 1Observed1820-07-02 – end unknownEast margin of Gariboldi caldera
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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