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Oku Volcanic Field
Volcanic field · 3,011 m · Cameroon
Oku Volcanic Field sits on the African Plate, above a hotspot, away from plate boundaries. 2 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in unknown. Its major eruptions caused at least 1,737 deaths.
- Elevation
- 3,011 m
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Tectonic Setting
- Intraplate (hotspot), continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Plate
- African Plate
- Country
- Cameroon
- Last Eruption
- unknown
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 2
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 3
- Known Fatalities
- 1,737
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