Kenya · Pyroclastic cone
Olkaria
- Type
- Pyroclastic cone
- Elevation
- 2434m
- Last eruption
- 1770
- Type
- Pyroclastic cone
- Country
- Kenya
- Region
- Eastern Africa / Kenyan Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 2434m
- Coordinates
- -0.904, 36.292
- Last eruption
- 1770
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Rhyolite
Geological summary
The Olkaria volcanic complex, located immediately S of Lake Naivasha and W of Longonot volcano, comprises up to 80 individual alkali rhyolite centers.
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From Wikipedia
The Olkaria Area is a region located immediately to the south of Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley of Kenya, Africa. It is geothermally active and is being used to generate clean electric power. The region has an estimated potential of 2,000 MW. This is almost double the maximum daily electricity peak demand recorded in 2008/2009 for the entire country.
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Eruption history
3 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 3
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 6050 BCE – 1770
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1770 (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate1770 – end unknownOlolbutot
- 4050 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate4050 BCE – end unknown
- 6050 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate6050 BCE – end unknownNE side (Gorge Farm)
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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