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Eritrea

Volcanoes in Eritrea

Map, activity and eruption history

The Holocene catalogue of the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 8 volcanoes in Eritrea. This page brings together the map, report status, eruption history and the surroundings of every single volcano. None of them currently has a running eruption report.

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With a current report: None No current eruption report
Volcanoes in the catalogue: 8
Documented eruptions: 5
Highest volcano: 2,218 mNabro
Last documented eruption: 2012Nabro

Map

Volcano map of Eritrea

Every volcano in the country with plate boundaries, air traffic within 50 km, airports and nuclear power plants. Earthquakes can be added on top.

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Markers show the catalogue position of a volcano, not the extent of a hazard zone. Plate boundaries after Bird (2003), PB2002.

All volcanoes in Eritrea

Sorted by report status and elevation. Every entry opens the full volcano profile.

Volcano catalogue

Nabro No current eruption report

Type
Stratovolcano

Elevation
2,218 m

Last eruption
2012

Eruptions
1
Mousa Alli No current eruption report

Type
Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,993 m

Last eruption
Not available

Eruptions
—
Mallahle No current eruption report

Type
Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,875 m

Last eruption
Not available

Eruptions
—
Dubbi No current eruption report

Type
Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,625 m

Last eruption
1861

Eruptions
4
Sork Ale No current eruption report

Type
Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,611 m

Last eruption
Not available

Eruptions
—
Assab Volcanic Field No current eruption report

Type
Volcanic field

Elevation
987 m

Last eruption
Not available

Eruptions
—
Alid No current eruption report

Type
Stratovolcano

Elevation
904 m

Last eruption
Not available

Eruptions
—
Gufa No current eruption report

Type
Volcanic field

Elevation
600 m

Last eruption
Not available

Eruptions
—

“Last eruption” is a catalogue record, not evidence of activity in progress.

Significant volcanic eruptions in Eritrea

Eruptions with fatalities, damage or high explosivity from the NOAA NCEI database of significant volcanic eruptions.

1861 Dubbi VEI 3 106 Deaths Damage: severe (roughly 5–24 million USD)
2011 Nabro VEI 4 31 Deaths Damage: limited (below 1 million USD)

Explosivity of the documented eruptions

VEI · 4

VEI 0

VEI 1

VEI 2

VEI 3

VEI 4

VEI 5

VEI 6

The Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) runs from 0 (effusive) to 8 (super-eruptive). Each step stands for roughly ten times the erupted mass.

Eruptions per century

1800–1899

1900–1999

2000–2099

Documented eruptions since 1500. Earlier centuries are recorded less completely, so a rise also reflects better observation.

Earthquakes near volcanoes – Eritrea

0 events in the last 30 days within 50 km of a volcano in Eritrea.

Earthquakes · Eritrea

No event within 50 km of a volcano in Eritrea was recorded in the last 30 days.

Spatial proximity does not establish a volcanic origin. Many events in volcanic regions are tectonic.

Tectonic setting and volcano types

What the volcanic landscape of Eritrea is made of and which tectonic setting it sits in.

Tectonic setting

Most common volcano types

Infrastructure within 100 km

Airports with scheduled service and nuclear power plant sites near a volcano in Eritrea.

No site from the included datasets lies within this radius.

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts.

Volcanoes in profile – Eritrea

Short descriptions of the country's best-known volcanoes.

Nabro

Stratovolcano · 2,218 m · Last eruption: 2012

The Nabro Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea. It is located at the south-east end of the Danakil Alps in the Danakil Depression. Before its 2011 eruption, the volcano was widely believed to be extinct.

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Mousa Alli

Stratovolcano · 1,993 m · Last eruption: Not available

Mousa Ali is a 2,021 metres (6,631 ft) stratovolcano located on the tri-point of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti. The volcano is the highest point in Djibouti. The volcano's summit is truncated by a caldera, which contains rhyolitic lava domes and lava flows. The last known eruption occurred before the Holocene epoch.

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Mallahle

Stratovolcano · 1,875 m · Last eruption: Not available

Mallahle is a stratovolcano on the border of Ethiopia and Eritrea, with a 6 km wide caldera.

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Dubbi

Stratovolcano · 1,625 m · Last eruption: 1861

The Dubbi Volcano is a stratovolcano located in the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea. Its peak elevation is 1,625 m (5,331 ft). There have been four known eruptions. In 1400 lava was determined to have reached the Red Sea while in 1861 ash was thrown over 250 km (160 mi) from the volcano. Two further events were suspected between 1861 and the 20th century.

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Sork Ale

Stratovolcano · 1,611 m · Last eruption: Not available

Sork Ale is a sicilic stratovolcano located in the Danakil Horst at the southern end of the Danakil Alps near the Ethiopia/Eritrea border. It makes up part of the Bidu volcanic complex.

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Assab Volcanic Field

Volcanic field · 987 m · Last eruption: Not available

The Assab volcanic field is a group of basaltic cinder cones and associated lava flows located in the Southern Red Sea region of Eritrea. With a peak elevation of 987 m (3,238 ft), its most recently identified eruption occurred within the last 12,000 years during the current Holocene epoch.

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Short descriptions: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions about volcanoes in Eritrea

How many volcanoes are there in Eritrea?

The Holocene catalogue of the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 8 volcanoes in Eritrea. It covers volcanoes with eruptions during the last roughly 12,000 years.

Which volcano in Eritrea is the highest?

The highest recorded volcano is Nabro at 2,218 m.

When was the last documented eruption in Eritrea?

The most recent eruption documented in the catalogue dates from 2012 (Nabro).

Are the volcanoes in Eritrea active?

None of the 8 volcanoes currently has an eruption report. That does not mean they are extinct – source coverage differs from volcano to volcano.

Why does the map show aircraft around volcanoes?

Volcanic ash endangers aircraft engines. The map therefore shows live positions within 50 km of a volcano so that the proximity of air traffic to an active volcano becomes visible.

Where does the data on this page come from?

Catalogue data and eruption history from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, significant eruptions from NOAA NCEI, alert levels and bulletins from USGS, GeoNet and INGV, earthquakes from the QuakeMap24 database, flight positions from ADSB.lol.

Volcanoes in other countries

Countries with at least 5 volcanoes in the catalogue.

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Sources and data dates

Everything shown comes from the public sources listed below and is updated automatically.

Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program Smithsonian GVP · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:30 PM UTC · USGS · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:30 PM UTC
NOAA NCEI · Significant Volcanic Eruptions Eruption history · 2
USGS Volcano Hazards Program (HANS) Alert level · Aviation colour code
GeoNet · GNS Science Volcanic Alert Level
INGV · Osservatorio Etneo & Osservatorio Vesuviano Reports from the observatories
ADSB.lol · ODbL 1.0 Aircraft (50 km)
OurAirports Airports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21
Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker Nuclear power plants · Dataset date: 2026-08
Bird (2003) · PB2002 plate boundaries Tectonic plates
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 Volcanoes in profile

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