Tepi Volcano
Updated: Nov 9, 2025 00:32 GMT -
Shield volcano
Ethiopia, 7.42°N / 35.43°E 
Summit height: 2728 m / 8,950 ft
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Tepi volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
Latest nearby earthquakes
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Background
The densely forested Tepi basaltic shield volcano, morphologically unmodified in a region of high rainfall, is capped by prominent cinder cones and small craters. Three satellitic centers are located along an E-W line north of the main shield, whose 2728-m-high summit forms Ethiopia's highest Holocene volcano. Lava flows have traveled down pre-existing valleys. Tepi lies at the northern end of the Turkana rift, about 300 km west of the center of the main Ethiopian rift and was constructed along a zone of ENE-trending faults that extends in line with the Gulf of Aden. Tepi has associated active hot springs and was considered by Davidson (1983) to be of probable Holocene age.---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Tepi Volcano Photos
Dead wood and a poison catepillar in the crater of Papadayan volcano (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Poison catepillar in the Papadayan crater (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Poison catepillar o Papdayan volcano (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Poison catepillar in the crater of Papadayan volcano (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Latest satellite images
Tepi Volcano Maps
Below is a selection of maps showing the location and surroundings of the volcano at various resolutions based on aerial-imagery / terrain maps. Feel free to use them for non-commercial purposes on your blog or website as long as you credit them with a link back to this page (click to copy it).
Satellite/aerial-type map of Tepi volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Tepi volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Tepi volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Tepi volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Tepi volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Tepi volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Tepi volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Tepi volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Tepi volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Tepi volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Tepi volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Tepi volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Tepi volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Tepi volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Tepi volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Tepi volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Tepi volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Tepi volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Tepi volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Tepi volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Tepi volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Tepi volcano (scale of few kilometers)
