Marsabit volcano
Updated: Jul 6, 2022 06:21 GMT - Refresh
Shield volcano 1707 m / 5,600 ft
Kenya, 2.32°N / 37.97°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Kenya, 2.32°N / 37.97°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Marsabit volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
Lastest nearby earthquakes: No recent earthquakes
Background
Marsabit is a massive, 6300 sq km basaltic shield volcano located 170 km east of the center of the East African Rift. Its slopes are dotted with 22 maars and 180 cinder cones, most of which are concentrated along NW- and NE-trending belts that cut across the thickly vegetated summit region. The main phase of shield construction occurred during the Pliocene. Quaternary activity shifted to explosive activity that formed maars accompanied by further extensive effusion of lava flows. The youngest dated lava flow at Marsabit has a Potassium-Argon age of 0.68 +/- 0.16 million years ago, but more recent activity has also occurred. The youngest lava flows are unvegetated, and Key (1987) mapped the post-shield cinder cones as Pleistocene to Recent in age.---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Marsabit Photos
Caldera Gof Choba, Chalbi Desert/ Marsabit National Reserve, near Marsabit, Northern Kenya (Photo: WNomad)
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