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Ethiopia · Stratovolcano

Alutu

Aluto

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2335m
Last eruption
1550
Alutu
Photo: NASA/ISS Expedition 1 Crew · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Ethiopia
Region
Eastern Africa / Main Ethiopian Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
2335m
Coordinates
7.770, 38.780
Last eruption
1550
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Rhyolite

Geological summary

Aluto, between lakes Zway and Langano (Mirrga), is a stratovolcano with multiple vents aligned along NNE-SSW and E-W fissures along a narrow graben between the two lakes.

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

Eruption history

5 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
5
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
10900 BCE (±1630 yrs) – 1550
Largest confirmed eruption
No VEI recorded
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
Click a bar to see individual eruptions · Use arrow keys to move between bars, Enter to open
10900 BCE~10485 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?7580 BCE~7165 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6335 BCE~5920 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?110 BCE~305 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1135~1550 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?10900 BCE7995 BCE4675 BCE1770 BCE1135

Detailed timeline

  1. 1550 (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1550 – end unknown
    Tephra sample from E flank of edifice
  2. 50 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    50 BCE – end unknown
  3. 6200 BCE (±1680 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    6200 BCE – end unknown
    Tephra sample from Deka Wede (W of caldera)
  4. 7280 BCE (±2000 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    7280 BCE – end unknown
    Tephra sample from Haroresa (S of caldera)
  5. 10900 BCE (±1630 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    10900 BCE – end unknown
    Tephra sample from Deka Wede (W of caldera)

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