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GVP volcano 221060 · no holder yet

Alu-Dalafilla

Alu-Dalafilla is a 578 m fissure vent in Ethiopia, erupting as recently as 2008.

Type
Fissure vent(s) (cluster landform)
Summit
578 m above sea level
Rock
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Setting
Rift zone, intermediate, 15–25 km
Last eruption
2008
Largest known
VEI 3, severe, 2008
Eruptions
1 confirmed in the record
Where
13.79°N 40.55°E · Ethiopia
Region
Afar Rift Volcanic Province, Eastern Africa Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 221060

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