Olmoti Volcano
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 21:31 GMT -
Caldera 3099 m / 10167 ft
Tanzania, -3°S / 35.65°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Tanzania, -3°S / 35.65°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Olmoti volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
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Background
Included in a list of Quaternary volcanoes (Latter, 1975b); no additional information. Ages derived from both K-Ar and 40Ar/39Ar on lavas and ignimbrites presumably from Olmoti yielded ages of 1.10-1.85 Ma (McHenry et al., 2008).---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Olmoti Volcano Photos
Olmoti crater (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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tz_d16027.jpg (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
tz_d15977.jpg (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)