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    Jabal Haylan

    Volcanic field · 1,550 m · Yemen

    Jabal Haylan sits on the Arabian Plate, above a hotspot, away from plate boundaries. 1 eruption is known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1,200 BCE.

    Elevation
    1,550 m
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Tectonic Setting
    Intraplate (hotspot), continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    Arabian Plate
    Country
    Yemen
    Last Eruption
    1,200 BCE
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    1
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    0

    Nearby Cities

    Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km.

    Eruption Timeline

    Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).

    1,200 BCE · VEI 0 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 1,200 BCE1500180019002000

    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