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Menengai

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  • Kenya
  • Shield
  • 6050 BCE
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  • Country
  • Primary Volcano Type
  • Last Known Eruption
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  • 0.2°S
  • 36.07°E

  • 2278 m
    7474 ft

  • 222060
  • Latitude
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  • Summit
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Eruptive History

There is data available for 2 confirmed Holocene eruptive periods.

6050 BCE (?) Confirmed Eruption Max VEI: 6

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode
6050 BCE (?) - Unknown Evidence from Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)

List of 5 Events for Episode 1

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion
   - - - -    - - - - Pyroclastic flow
   - - - -    - - - - Ash
   - - - -    - - - - Caldera Explosion
6050 BCE
(?)
   - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

7350 BCE ± 500 years Confirmed Eruption  

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode
7350 BCE ± 500 years - Unknown Evidence from Correlation: Tephrochronology

List of 3 Events for Episode 1

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion
   - - - -    - - - - Phreatic activity
   - - - -    - - - - Ash
Deformation History

There is data available for 1 deformation periods. Expand each entry for additional details.


Deformation during 1997 - 2000 [Subsidence; Observed by InSAR]

Start Date: 1997 Stop Date: 2000 Direction: Subsidence Method: InSAR
Magnitude: 3.000 cm Spatial Extent: Unknown Latitude: Unknown Longitude: Unknown
Figure (see Caption)

Menengai in 1997?2000. Each fringe (blue-red cycle) represents 2.8 cm of displacement in the satellite line of sight.

From: Biggs et al. 2009a.


Reference List: Biggs et al. 2009a.

Full References:

Biggs J, Amelung F, Gourmelen N, Dixon T, 2009. InSAR Observations of 2007 Tanzania Rifting Episode Reveals Mixed Fault and Dyke Extension in an Immature Continental Rift. Geophysical Journal International. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04262.x

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Menengai.

GVP Map Holdings

The maps shown below have been scanned from the GVP map archives and include the volcano on this page. Clicking on the small images will load the full 300 dpi map. Very small-scale maps (such as world maps) are not included. The maps database originated over 30 years ago, but was only recently updated and connected to our main database. We welcome users to tell us if they see incorrect information or other problems with the maps; please use the Contact GVP link at the bottom of the page to send us email.


Title: Baringo-Laikipia
Publisher: Government of Kenya Ministry of Environment and Natural Re
Country: Kenya AF
Year: 1987
Map Type: Geology
Scale: 1:250,000
Map of Baringo-Laikipia

Title: Lake Victoria
Publisher: US Army Map Service
Country: Africa-E
Year: 1946
Series: AMS
Map Type: Topographic
Scale: 1:1,000,000
Map of Lake Victoria

Title: Mombasa-Nairobi
Publisher: US Army Map Service
Country: Africa
Year: 1944
Series: AMS
Map Type: Topographic
Scale: 1:1,000,000
Map of Mombasa-Nairobi

Title: Uganda
Publisher: US Army Map Service
Country: Africa
Year: 1943
Series: EAF
Map Type: Topographic
Scale: 1:1,000,000
Map of Uganda
Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Menengai in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

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