Tanzania · Stratovolcano
Kyejo
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2176m
- Last eruption
- 1800
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Tanzania
- Region
- Eastern Africa / Rukwa Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 2176m
- Coordinates
- -9.229, 33.792
- Last eruption
- 1800
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Trachyte / Trachydacite
Geological summary
Late-stage activity of the Kyejo (Kieyo) trachytic stratovolcano, NW of Lake Malawi (Lake Nyassa), consisted of the formation of numerous maars and cinder cones.
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From Wikipedia
Kyejo is an active stratovolcano in the Rukwa Rift Basin of Tanzania. It is located northwest of Lake Malawi. Eruptions at Kyejo are typically effusive although some moderately-sized explosions occur at its summit. Its numerous parasitic cones, a combination of spatter and cinder cones, are mostly distributed along its southern flanks. Volcanic activity in the area initiated during the mid-Pleistocene. Its last eruption was dated to around 1800 and is the only historically documented eruption on Kyejo. This eruption occrred at the Sarabwe and Fiteko parasitic cones along a northwest trending fissure at its northwestern slope. The three-day eruption produced lava flows that travelled 8 km (5.0 mi).
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1800 – 1800
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 2 (1800)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 1800VEI 2Observed1800-07-02 – end unknownSarabwe and Fiteko
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