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Izumbwe-Mpoli volcano

Pyroclastic cones 1568 m / 5,144 ft
Tanzania, -8.93°S / 33.4°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Izumbwe-Mpoli volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions No recent earthquakes
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation

Background:

Two melanephelinite cones of probable Holocene age, Izumbwe and Mpoli, are located WNW of Ngozi caldera. These pyroclastic cones represent the youngest eruptive activity within the Songwe Basin (Ebinger et al., 1989).
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