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Mount Karthala
Shield volcano · 2,350 m · Comoros
Mount Karthala sits on the Somali Plate, above a hotspot, away from plate boundaries. 35 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2007. Its major eruptions caused at least 20 deaths.
- Elevation
- 2,350 m
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Tectonic Setting
- Intraplate (hotspot), oceanic crust
- Dominant Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Plate
- Somali Plate
- Country
- Comoros
- Last Eruption
- 2007
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 35
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 3
- Known Fatalities
- 20
Nearby Cities
Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km. At least 129,000 people live in those within 30 km.
- 15 kmMoroni129,000 people
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
Eruption Deadly Eruption (NOAA) 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