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Harra es-Sawad

Sawad, Harra Es-

Type
Volcanic field
Elevation
1737m
Last eruption
1253
The Harra es-Sawâd (or Shuqra) volcanic field covers an area nearly 100 km across the Southern Yemen along the Gulf of Aden, shown in this December 2019 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 104 km across). There are around 100 identified cones, and a lava field that covers an area of 40 x 95 km.
The Harra es-Sawâd (or Shuqra) volcanic field covers an area nearly 100 km across the Southern Yemen along the Gulf of Aden, shown in this December 2019 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 104 km across). There are around 100 identified cones, and a lava field that covers an area of 40 x 95 km. · Photo: Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).
Type
Volcanic field
Country
Yemen
Region
Arabia & Central Asia / Southwest Arabia Volcanic Province
Elevation
1737m
Coordinates
13.580, 46.120
Last eruption
1253
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Trachybasalt / Tephrite basanite

Geological summary

The Harra es-Sawâd (or Shuqra) volcanic field in southern Yemen extends for nearly 100 km along the Gulf of Aden, east of the city of Shuqra (Shaqra).

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

From Wikipedia

Harra es-Sawad, or the "Shuqra Volcanic Field", is a large trachybasaltic volcanic field that runs along the Gulf of Aden. Nearby is the city of Shuqrah.

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Eruption history

1 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
1
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
1253 – 1253
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 3 (1253)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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1253~1253 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 312531253125412541254

Detailed timeline

  1. 1253VEI 3Observed
    1253 – end unknown

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