Ayelu Volcano
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 10:15 GMT -
Stratovolcano 2145 m / 7,037 ft
Ethiopia, 10.08°N / 40.7°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Ethiopia, 10.08°N / 40.7°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Ayelu volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
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Background
Ayelu is a vegetated rhyolitic stratovolcano, located south of the Asbahri plain in the southern Afar region. On its eastern side, 2145-m-high Ayelu is cut by regional faults and is overlain by ignimbrites erupted from Adwa volcano immediately to the east. Ayelu was constructed by a series of thick rhyolitic lava flows, creating a higher and steeper-sided volcano than its neighbor Adwa. Hot springs are located on the western flank of Ayelu.---
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