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Paka

Type
Shield volcano
Elevation
1697m
Last eruption
-7550
Trachytic pumice cones drape the upper NE flanks of Paka volcano in this view from the NW. The dark-colored trachytic lava flow with visible flow ridges at the lower right traveled down the N flank through a breach in the caldera wall. The 1.5-km-wide summit caldera is visible to the upper right, and a large crater to the SE appears to its left. Areas with brown vegetation are geothermally active.
Trachytic pumice cones drape the upper NE flanks of Paka volcano in this view from the NW. The dark-colored trachytic lava flow with visible flow ridges at the lower right traveled down the N flank through a breach in the caldera wall. The 1.5-km-wide summit caldera is visible to the upper right, and a large crater to the SE appears to its left. Areas with brown vegetation are geothermally active. · Photo: Photo by Martin Smith, 1993 (copyright British Geological Survey, NERC).
Type
Shield volcano
Country
Kenya
Region
Eastern Africa / Kenyan Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
1697m
Coordinates
0.920, 36.180
Last eruption
-7550
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Shield
Major rock type
Trachyte / Trachydacite

Geological summary

The dominantly Pleistocene Paka shield volcano in the Gregory Rift contains a small 1.5-km-wide summit caldera.

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

From Wikipedia

Paka is a shield volcano located in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. Geothermal activity is widespread in Paka. Paka means "ochre" in Pokot.

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Eruption history

1 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
1
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
7550 BCE (±2000 yrs) – 7550 BCE
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 4 (7550 BCE)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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7550 BCE~7550 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 47550 BCE7550 BCE7549 BCE7549 BCE7549 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 7550 BCE (±2000 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    7550 BCE – end unknown

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