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Fort Portal Volcanic Field
Volcanic field · 1,615 m · Uganda
Fort Portal Volcanic Field sits on the Somali Plate, in a rift zone. 2 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2120 BCE.
- Elevation
- 1,615 m
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Tectonic Setting
- Rift zone, continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Foidite
- Plate
- Somali Plate
- Country
- Uganda
- Last Eruption
- 2120 BCE
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 2
Nearby Cities
Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km. At least 43,000 people live in those within 30 km.
- 4 kmFort Portal43,000 people
- 60 kmKasese67,000 people
- 92 kmBeni333,000 people
- 96 kmBunia97,000 people
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