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    Meidob Volcanic Field

    Volcanic field · 2,000 m · Sudan

    Meidob Volcanic Field
    Photo: SentinelHub · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Meidob Volcanic Field sits on the African Plate, above a hotspot, away from plate boundaries. 6 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2,950 BCE.

    Elevation
    2,000 m
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Tectonic Setting
    Intraplate (hotspot), continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Trachybasalt / Tephrite Basanite
    Plate
    African Plate
    Country
    Sudan
    Last Eruption
    2,950 BCE
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    6
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    4

    Eruption Timeline

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

    6,050 BCE · VEI 45,250 BCE4,150 BCE · VEI 43,050 BCE · VEI 43,000 BCE · VEI 42,950 BCE · VEI 0 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 6,050 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