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Zubair Group
Shield volcano · 191 m · Yemen
Zubair Group sits on the Arabian Plate, in a rift zone. 4 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2013.
The Zubair Group is a cluster of small volcanic islands in the Red Sea, off Yemen.
From 2011 to 2013 two submarine eruptions gave birth to two new islands, observed by satellite. They are among the youngest land on the planet.
- Elevation
- 191 m
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Tectonic Setting
- Rift zone, oceanic crust
- Dominant Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Plate
- Arabian Plate
- Country
- Yemen
- Last Eruption
- 2013
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 4
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 2
Nearby Cities
Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km.
- 87 kmAl Hudaydah780,000 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