Contacto | RSS | EN | DE | EL | ES | FR | IT | RU

Bishoftu Volcanic Field Volcano

Updated: 29 mar. 2024 14:01 GMT -
Fissure vents 1850+ m / 6,069 ft
Ethiopia, 8.78°N / 38.98°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

[smaller] [larger]
Typical eruption style: unspecified
Erupciones del volcán Bishoftu Volcanic Field: unknown, no recent eruptions

Latest nearby earthquakes

No hay terremotos recientes
Fecha / HoraRevista / Prof.Distancia / Ubicación

Background

The Bishoftu volcanic field, also known as Debre Zeit, consists of an area of fissure-fed Holocene lava flows, cinder cones, tuff rings, and maars. Several of the maars are filled by lakes, which are popular recreational destinations from the nearby capital city of Addis Ababa. Most of the craters and cones are aligned NE-SW, parallel to the direction of the Ethiopian Rift Valley. The 750 x 1000 m wide Haro Maja tuff ring and its neighbor, lake-filled Kilole, are offset to the east. The cones and maars of the Bishoftu volcanic field were erupted through rhyolitic welded tuffs.
---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

Latest satellite images

bishoftu satellite image sat1bishoftu satellite image sat2

No news in this list.

En esta página: