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Tanzania

Lengai, Ol Doinyo.

Volcano profile for Lengai, Ol Doinyo in Tanzania, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2,962 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 3 highest recorded · latest VEI 0 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
-2.764°, 35.914°
GVP number
222120

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Tanzania

Lengai, Ol Doinyo

Stratovolcano

Elevation
2,962 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-2.764°, 35.914°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Kenyan Rift Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
222120
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Lengai, Ol Doinyo · Tanzania

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
9 Apr 2017Uncertain dating31 Mar 20260Confirmed eruption
21 Sep 201613 Oct 20160Confirmed eruption
20 Jun 201524 Aug 20150Confirmed eruption
22 Jun 2011Uncertain dating15 Jul 20140Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 20079 Oct 20103Confirmed eruption
18 Sep 199416 Jul 20061Confirmed eruption
1 Jan 198324 Sep 19932Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 1969Not available—Uncertain eruption
8 Jul 19674 Sep 19673Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 196028 Nov 19663Confirmed eruption
6 Feb 1958Not available1Confirmed eruption
19 Jan 195520 Jan 19552Confirmed eruption
26 Jul 195416 Sep 19542Confirmed eruption
24 Jul 194016 Feb 19413Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1926Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 1921Not available2Confirmed eruption
1 Dec 191616 Jun 19173Confirmed eruption
15 Aug 19142 Jul 19150Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1913Not available0Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1907Uncertain dating4 Aug 19100Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1904Not available0Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18822 Jul 18832Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 1880Not available2Confirmed eruption
1350Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
700Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
50 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1550 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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Lengai, Ol Doinyo · No current eruption report · 2,962 m

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC