GVP volcano 231160 · no holder yet
Harra Es-Sawad
Harra Es-Sawad is a 1,737 m volcanic field in Yemen, last erupted in 1253.
- Type
- Volcanic field (cluster landform)
- Summit
- 1,737 m above sea level
- Rock
- Trachybasalt / Tephrite Basanite
- Setting
- Intraplate, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 1253
- Largest known
- VEI 3, severe, 1253
- Eruptions
- 1 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 13.58°N 46.12°E · Yemen
- Region
- Southwest Arabia Volcanic Province, Arabia-Central Asia Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 231160
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).