Ethiopia Volcanoes
Ethiopia has 53 Holocene volcanoes. Note that as a scientific organization we provide these listings for informational purposes only, with no international legal or policy implications. Volcanoes will be included on this list if they are within the boundaries of a country, on a shared boundary or area, in a remote territory, or within a maritime Exclusive Economic Zone. Bolded volcanoes have erupted within the past 20 years. Suggestions and data updates are always welcome ().
Volcano Name | Location | Last Eruption | Primary Volcano Type |
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Adwa | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Stratovolcano |
Afdera | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Uncertain | Stratovolcano |
Alayta | Ethiopia | 1915 CE | Shield |
Ale Bagu | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Stratovolcano |
Alu-Dalafilla | Ethiopia | 2008 CE | Fissure vent(s) |
Aluto | Ethiopia | 50 BCE | Stratovolcano |
Asavyo | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Shield |
Ayelu | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Stratovolcano |
Beru | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Volcanic field |
Bilate River Field | Ethiopia | Unknown - Unrest / Holocene | Maar(s) |
Bishoftu Volcanic Field | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Volcanic field |
Bora Ale | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Stratovolcano |
Bora-Bericcio | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Pyroclastic cone(s) |
Borawli | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Stratovolcano |
Boset-Bericha | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Stratovolcano(es) |
Butajiri-Silti Field | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Volcanic field |
Corbetti Caldera | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Caldera |
Dabbahu | Ethiopia | 2005 CE | Stratovolcano |
Dabbayra | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Shield |
Dallol | Ethiopia | 2011 CE | Explosion crater(s) |
Dama Ali | Ethiopia | 1631 CE | Shield |
Dofan | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Shield |
East Chamo Basin | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Pyroclastic cone(s) |
East Ziway | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Fissure vent(s) |
Erta Ale | Ethiopia | 2023 CE | Shield |
Fentale | Ethiopia | 1820 CE | Stratovolcano |
Gabillema | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Stratovolcano |
Gada Ale | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Stratovolcano |
Gedamsa | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Caldera |
Groppo | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Volcanic field |
Hayli Gubbi | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Shield |
Hertali | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Fissure vent |
Kone | Ethiopia | 1820 CE | Caldera(s) |
Korath Range | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Uncertain | Tuff cone(s) |
Kurub | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Shield |
Liado Hayk | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Uncertain | Volcanic field |
Ma Alalta | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Stratovolcano |
Mallahle | Ethiopia-Eritrea | Unknown - Evidence Uncertain | Stratovolcano |
Manda Gargori | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Fissure vent(s) |
Manda Hararo | Ethiopia | 2009 CE | Shield(s) |
Manda-Inakir | Ethiopia-Djibouti | 1928 CE | Fissure vent(s) |
Mat Ala | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Shield |
Mega Volcanic Field | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Volcanic field |
Mousa Alli | Ethiopia-Eritrea-Djibouti | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Stratovolcano |
Northern Lake Abaya Volcanic Field | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Volcanic field |
O'a Caldera | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Caldera |
Sodore | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Volcanic field |
Sork Ale | Ethiopia-Eritrea | Unknown - Evidence Uncertain | Stratovolcano |
Tat Ali | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Shield |
Tepi | Ethiopia | Unknown - Unrest / Holocene | Shield |
Tullu Moye | Ethiopia | 1900 CE | Pyroclastic cone |
Unnamed | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Fissure vent(s) |
Yangudi | Ethiopia | Unknown - Evidence Credible | Complex |
Chronological listing of known Holocene eruptions (confirmed or uncertain) from volcanoes in Ethiopia. Bolded eruptions indicate continuing activity.
Volcano Name | Start Date | Stop Date | Certainty | VEI | Evidence |
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Dallol | 2011 Jan 4 ± 3 days | 2011 Jan 4 ± 3 days | Confirmed | 0 | Observations: Reported |
Manda Hararo | 2009 Jun 28 | 2009 Jul 1 (?) | Confirmed | 2 | Observations: Reported |
Alu-Dalafilla | 2008 Nov 3 | 2008 Dec 16 (?) ± 15 days | Confirmed | 3 | Observations: Reported |
Manda Hararo | 2007 Aug 12 | 2007 Aug 14 (?) | Confirmed | 2 | Observations: Reported |
Dabbahu | 2005 Sep 26 | 2005 Sep 29 | Confirmed | 3 | Observations: Reported |
Erta Ale | 1967 Jul 2 (in or before) ± 182 days | 2023 Mar 4 (continuing) | Confirmed | 0 | Observations: Reported |
Erta Ale | 1960 Jan 16 ± 15 days | Unknown | Confirmed | 0 | Observations: Reported |
Erta Ale | 1940 | Unknown | Confirmed | 0 | Observations: Reported |
Manda-Inakir | 1928 Dec 31 ± 365 days | Unknown | Confirmed | 2 | Observations: Reported |
Ayelu | [1928] | [Unknown] | Uncertain | ||
Adwa | [1928] | [Unknown] | Uncertain | ||
Dallol | 1926 | Unknown | Confirmed | 1 | Observations: Reported |
Alayta | 1915 | Unknown | Confirmed | 2 | Observations: Reported |
Alayta | 1907 Jun | 1907 Aug 4 (in or after) | Confirmed | 2 | Observations: Reported |
Erta Ale | 1906 May | Unknown | Confirmed | 0 | Observations: Reported |
Erta Ale | [1904 Nov 1 ± 60 days] | [Unknown] | Uncertain | ||
Erta Ale | [1903] | [Unknown] | Uncertain | ||
Tullu Moye | 1900 (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | Observations: Reported | |
Erta Ale | [1873] | [Unknown] | Uncertain | ||
Adwa | [1828] | [Unknown] | Uncertain | ||
Fentale | 1820 (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | 0 | Observations: Reported |
Kone | 1820 ± 10 years | Unknown | Confirmed | 1 | Observations: Reported |
Tullu Moye | 1775 ± 25 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Correlation: Anthropology | |
Dama Ali | 1631 Feb 14 (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | Unknown | |
Fentale | 1250 ± 50 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Observations: Reported | |
Aluto | 0050 BCE (?) | Unknown | Confirmed | Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated) | |
Dabbahu | 3450 BCE ± 1800 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Isotopic: Ar/Ar | |
Dabbahu | 4450 BCE ± 2700 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Isotopic: Ar/Ar | |
Dabbahu | 5850 BCE ± 4300 years | Unknown | Confirmed | Isotopic: Ar/Ar |
Ethiopia has 25 Pleistocene volcanoes. Note that as a scientific organization we provide these listings for informational purposes only, with no international legal or policy implications. Volcanoes will be included on this list if they are within the boundaries of a country, on a shared boundary or area, in a remote territory, or within a maritime Exclusive Economic Zone. Suggestions and data updates are always welcome ().
Volcano Name | Location | Primary Volcano Type |
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Ali Mela | Ethiopia | Cone |
Asgura | Ethiopia | Stratovolcano |
Badi | Ethiopia | Stratovolcano |
Borawli | Ethiopia | Lava dome(s) |
Chericha | Ethiopia | Stratovolcano |
Chew Bahir | Ethiopia | Pyroclastic cone(s) |
Ch'Ilalo | Ethiopia | Stratovolcano |
Dalaha'ale | Ethiopia | Stratovolcano |
Data Gabalti | Ethiopia | Stratovolcano |
Dawa Ale-Quarry | Ethiopia | Stratovolcano |
Didolli | Ethiopia | Caldera |
Dilo-Dukana Volcanic Field | Ethiopia-Kenya border | Volcanic field |
Duguna | Ethiopia | Stratovolcano |
Egersuwa | Ethiopia | Lava dome(s) |
Ela | Ethiopia | Stratovolcano |
Finini | Ethiopia | Stratovolcano |
Gad Elu | Ethiopia | Stratovolcano |
Gademota Caldera | Ethiopia | Caldera |
Hobitcha Caldera | Ethiopia | Caldera |
Katahelu | Ethiopia | Cone |
NW Ethiopian Plateau | Africa (northeastern) and Red Sea | Volcanic field |
Oyma | Ethiopia | Stratovolcano |
Tosa Sucha | Ethiopia | Pyroclastic cone(s) |
Undurer | Africa (northeastern) and Red Sea | Stratovolcano |
Zikwala | Ethiopia | Stratovolcano |
There are 111 photos available for volcanoes in Ethiopia.

Photo courtesy of Gezahegn Yirgu, 2007 (Addis Ababa University).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

NASA ASTER image, 2008 (courtesy of Matthew Patrick, USGS, and Simon Carn (Michigan Tech University).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

Photo by Giday Wolde-Gabriel, 1984 (Los Alamos National Laboratory).

Photo by Giday Wolde-Gabriel, 1984 (Los Alamos National Laboratory).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

NASA Landsat 7 image (worldwind.arc.nasa.gov)

Photo by Giday Wolde-Gabriel (Los Alamos National Laboratory).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

NASA International Space Station image ISS001-363-7, 2001 (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/).

Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

Copyrighted photo by Marco Fulle, 2002 (Stromboli On-Line, http://stromboli.net).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

NASA Landsat 7 image (worldwind.arc.nasa.gov)

Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2020 (https://www.planet.com/).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2020 (https://www.planet.com/).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

Copyrighted photo by Katia and Maurice Krafft, 1976.

NASA International Space Station image ISS001-363-9, 2001 (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2020 (https://www.planet.com/).

NASA Space Shuttle image S-19-35, 1984 (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2021 (https://www.planet.com/).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

NASA Space Shuttle image S-61A-36, 1985 (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/).

Satellite image courtesy of Google Earth Pro, 2019.

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

Photo by Asfawossen Asrat, 2005 (Addis Ababa University).

Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

Copyrighted photo by Marco Fulle, 2002 (Stromboli On-Line, http://stromboli.net).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

Photo by Anthony Philpotts, 2005 (University of Connecticut).

NASA Landsat 7 image (worldwind.arc.nasa.gov)

Copyrighted photo by Marco Fulle, 2002 (Stromboli On-Line, http://stromboli.net).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

Photo by Luigi Cantamessa, 1992 (courtesy of Pierre Vetsch).

Photo by Jürg Alean, 2002 (Kantonsschule Zürcher Unterland, Bülach, Switzerland).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

NASA Space Shuttle image S-19-35, 1984 (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/).

NASA Landsat 7 image (worldwind.arc.nasa.gov)

Photo by Tom Pfeiffer, 2008 (www.volcanodiscovery.com).

NASA Landsat 7 image (worldwind.arc.nasa.gov)

Photo by Richard Roscoe, 2002.

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2020 (https://www.planet.com/).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

Photo by Giday Wolde-Gabriel (Los Alamos National Laboratory).

Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

NASA International Space Station image ISS001-363-7, 2001 (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2021 (https://www.planet.com/).

Photo courtesy of Gezahegn Yirgu, 2007 (Addis Ababa University).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

NASA Landsat 7 image (worldwind.arc.nasa.gov)

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2020 (https://www.planet.com/).

Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

Copyrighted photo by Marco Fulle, 2002 (Stromboli On-Line, http://stromboli.net).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

Photo by Giday Wolde-Gabriel (Los Alamos National Laboratory).

NASA Landsat 7 image (worldwind.arc.nasa.gov)

Copyrighted photo by Marco Fulle, 2002 (Stromboli On-Line, http://stromboli.net).

Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

NASA Landsat 7 image (worldwind.arc.nasa.gov)

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

NASA Landsat 7 image (worldwind.arc.nasa.gov)

Photo by Luigi Cantamessa, 1992 (courtesy of Pierre Vetsch).

Photo by Imperial Highway Authority of Ethiopia (published in Green and Short, 1971).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

Photo by Tom Pfeiffer, 2008 (www.volcanodiscovery.com).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

Photo by Jürg Alean, 2002 (Kantonsschule Zürcher Unterland, Bülach, Switzerland).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

Photo by Anthony Philpotts, 2005 (University of Connecticut).

NASA Landsat image, 1999 (courtesy of Hawaii Synergy Project, Univ. of Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology).

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

Copyrighted photo by Marco Fulle, 2002 (Stromboli On-Line, http://stromboli.net).

From the collection of Maurice and Katia Krafft.

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2020 (https://www.planet.com/).

Photo by Luigi Cantamessa, 1992 (courtesy of Pierre Vetsch).
This is a compilation of Ethiopia volcano information sources, such as official monitoring or other government agencies.
Volcano Observatories | |
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Institute for Geophysics, Space Science and Astronomy (IGSSA) at Addis Ababa University | |
Afar Rift Consortium (AFC) |
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center | |
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Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Notices and Archive |