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Kenya

Barrier, The.

Volcano profile for Barrier, The in Kenya, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Shield volcano
Elevation
1,032 m
Last documented eruption
1921
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 2 highest recorded · More about the VEI
Coordinates
2.32°, 36.57°
GVP number
222030

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No current eruption report

Kenya

Barrier, The

Shield volcano

Elevation
1,032 m
Last documented eruption
1921
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
2.32°, 36.57°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Kenyan Rift Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
222030
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Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Barrier, The · Kenya

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
31 Dec 1921Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1920Uncertain datingNot available—Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1917Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1906Not available—Uncertain eruption
16 May 1897Not available2?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1895Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1888Not available0Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1871Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
1090Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1050Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1030Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
7710 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

Nearby earthquakes

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

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Barrier, The · No current eruption report · 1,032 m

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC