Ayelu volcano

Updated: Jul 5, 2022 09:07 GMT - Refresh

Stratovolcano 2145 m / 7,037 ft
Ethiopia, 10.08°N / 40.7°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Ayelu volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
Lastest nearby earthquakes: No recent earthquakes

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Background

Ayelu is a vegetated rhyolitic stratovolcano, located south of the Asbahri plain in the southern Afar region. On its eastern side, 2145-m-high Ayelu is cut by regional faults and is overlain by ignimbrites erupted from Adwa volcano immediately to the east. Ayelu was constructed by a series of thick rhyolitic lava flows, creating a higher and steeper-sided volcano than its neighbor Adwa. Hot springs are located on the western flank of Ayelu.
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