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Sudan

Meidob Volcanic Field.

Volcano profile for Meidob Volcanic Field in Sudan, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Volcanic field
Elevation
2,000 m
Last documented eruption
2950 BCE
Coordinates
15.32°, 26.47°
GVP number
225050

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Sudan

Meidob Volcanic Field

Volcanic field

Elevation
2,000 m
Last documented eruption
2950 BCE
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
15.32°, 26.47°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Southeast Sahara Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
225050
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Meidob Volcanic Field · Sudan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
2950 BCEUncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
3000 BCEUncertain datingNot availableP4Confirmed eruption
3050 BCEUncertain datingNot availableP4Confirmed eruption
4150 BCEUncertain datingNot availableP4Confirmed eruption
5250 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
6050 BCEUncertain datingNot availableP4Confirmed 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.

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Meidob Volcanic Field · No current eruption report · 2,000 m

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

Eruption reportedGreat SitkinUnited StatesStratovolcano · 1,740 m

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