GVP volcano 221112 · no holder yet
Alayta
Alayta is a 1,496 m shield volcano in Ethiopia, last erupted in 1915.
- Type
- Shield
- Summit
- 1,496 m above sea level
- Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Setting
- Rift zone, intermediate, 15–25 km
- Last eruption
- 1915
- Largest known
- VEI 2, explosive, 1915
- Eruptions
- 2 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 12.89°N 40.57°E · Ethiopia
- Region
- Afar Rift Volcanic Province, Eastern Africa Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 221112
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).