GVP volcano 233010 · no holder yet
Karthala
Karthala is a 2,350 m shield volcano in the Comoros, erupting as recently as 2007.
- Type
- Shield
- Summit
- 2,350 m above sea level
- Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Setting
- Intraplate, oceanic, under 15 km
- Last eruption
- 2007
- Largest known
- VEI 3, severe, 2005
- Eruptions
- 34 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 11.77°S 43.36°E · Union of the Comoros
- Region
- Madagascar-Comoros Volcanic Province, Somalian-Antarctic Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 233010
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).