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Gufa volcano

Updated: Jul 6, 2022 04:45 GMT - Refresh

Volcanic field 600+ m / 1,968 ft
Eritrea/Djibouti, 12.55°N / 42.53°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

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

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Background

The Gufa volcanic field, located along the Eritrea/Djibouti border, consists of a group of basaltic scoria cones and lava flows aligned in an E-W direction NE of the large Mousa Alli stratovolcano. A second E-W-trending chain of cones is located to the north of the principal chain, most of which lies in Eritrea, and fed long lava flows that descend to the north, in the direction of the Red Sea.
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