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Erta Ale
Shield volcano · 585 m · Ethiopia
Erta Ale sits on the Arabian Plate, in a rift zone. 7 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2025.
- Elevation
- 585 m
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Tectonic Setting
- Rift zone
- Dominant Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Plate
- Arabian Plate
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Last Eruption
- 2025
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 7
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 2
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
Eruption Uncertain Date
Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata