Volcano profile

Djibouti

Ardoukoba.

Volcano profile for Ardoukoba in Djibouti, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Fissure vent
Elevation
298 m
Last documented eruption
1978
Coordinates
11.58°, 42.47°
GVP number
221126

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Djibouti

Ardoukoba

Fissure vent

Elevation
298 m
Last documented eruption
1978
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
11.58°, 42.47°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Afar Rift Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
GVP
221126
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Ardoukoba · Djibouti

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
7 Nov 197814 Nov 19781Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

  • No recorded events in this selection.
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Ardoukoba · No current eruption report · 298 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Djibouti-Ambouli AirportDjibouti · JIB · HDAM
    75.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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Nearby places

ArtaDjibouti · 42.0 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

Eruption reportedGreat SitkinUnited StatesStratovolcano · 1,740 m

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Oct 5, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC