Ethiopia · Caldera
Corbetti
- Type
- Caldera
- Elevation
- 2289m
- Last eruption
- -396
- Type
- Caldera
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Region
- Eastern Africa / Main Ethiopian Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 2289m
- Coordinates
- 7.193, 38.390
- Last eruption
- -396
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Caldera
- Major rock type
- Rhyolite
Geological summary
Corbetti is one of the largest calderas (15.6 x 10.9 km) within the Main Ethiopian Rift (MER).
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From Wikipedia
The Corbetti Caldera is an actively deforming volcano in the Main Ethiopian Rift. It is the site of the Corbetti Geothermal Power Station. The Corbetti Caldera is 15 km (9.3 mi) across and overlaps an older (pleistocene), 30 by 40 km caldera called Awasa, which is considered the same volcanic system. The Corbetti Caldera contains the central cone called Urji and a large obsidian dome called Chebbi. The Awasa Caldera contains Lake Hawassa and the town of Awasa, the Corbetti caldera contains half of the Senkelle Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 5425 BCE (±54 yrs) – 396 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 5 (396 BCE)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 396 BCE (±38 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate396 BCE – end unknown
- 5425 BCE (±54 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate5425 BCE – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
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