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Tullu Moje

Bora-Bericha-Tullu Moye

Type
Pyroclastic cone
Elevation
2345m
Last eruption
1900
Tullu Moje
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Type
Pyroclastic cone
Country
Ethiopia
Region
Eastern Africa / Main Ethiopian Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
2345m
Coordinates
8.211, 39.081
Last eruption
1900
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Rhyolite

Geological summary

The Bora-Bericha-Tullu Moye (BBTM) volcanic complex includes three main silicic edifices and at least 11 smaller cones within the Main Ethiopian Rift.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

Eruption history

3 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
3
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
760 (±36 yrs) – 1900
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 1 (1900)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
1
Summary (VEI over time)
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760~874 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1672~1786 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 01786~1900 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 1760988133015581786

Detailed timeline

  1. 1900VEI 1Observed
    1900-07-02 – end unknown
    Wonji Fault Belt, SE of Lake Koka
  2. 1775 (±25 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate
    1775 – end unknown
    Giano lava flow
  3. 760 (±36 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    760 – end unknown
    Bericha

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