Volcano profile

Kenya

Lake Turkana South Island.

Volcano profile for Lake Turkana South Island in Kenya, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
800 m
Last documented eruption
1888
Coordinates
2.6364°, 36.5958°
GVP number
222020

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No current eruption report

Kenya

Lake Turkana South Island

Stratovolcano

Elevation
800 m
Last documented eruption
1888
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
2.6364°, 36.5958°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Kenyan Rift Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
222020
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Profile

Lake Turkana South Island · Kenya

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
2 Jul 1888Not available1Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

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

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Volcano at a glance

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Lake Turkana South Island · No current eruption report · 800 m

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC