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Yemen

Volcanoes in Yemen

Map, activity and eruption history

The Holocene catalogue of the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 10 volcanoes in Yemen. 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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Earthquakes · Yemen
With a current report
None No current eruption report
Volcanoes in the catalogue
10
Documented eruptions
15
Highest volcano
3,500 mDhamar, Harras of
Last documented eruption
2013Zubair Group

Map

Volcano map of Yemen

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

Map layers

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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 Yemen

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

Volcano catalogue
  1. Dhamar, Harras of No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Elevation
    3,500 m
    Last eruption
    Not available
    Eruptions
    1
  2. Arhab, Harra of No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Elevation
    3,100 m
    Last eruption
    500
    Eruptions
    2
  3. Sawad, Harra Es- No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Elevation
    1,737 m
    Last eruption
    1253
    Eruptions
    1
  4. Haylan, Jabal No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Elevation
    1,550 m
    Last eruption
    1200 BCE
    Eruptions
    1
  5. Zukur No current eruption report
    Type
    Shield volcano
    Elevation
    624 m
    Last eruption
    Not available
    Eruptions
    —
  6. Balhaf-Bir Ali Volcanic Field No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Elevation
    604 m
    Last eruption
    Not available
    Eruptions
    —
  7. Bir Borhut No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Elevation
    464 m
    Last eruption
    Not available
    Eruptions
    1
  8. Hanish No current eruption report
    Type
    Shield volcano
    Elevation
    422 m
    Last eruption
    Not available
    Eruptions
    —
  9. Tair, Jebel at No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    244 m
    Last eruption
    2008
    Eruptions
    5
  10. Zubair Group No current eruption report
    Type
    Shield volcano
    Elevation
    191 m
    Last eruption
    2013
    Eruptions
    4

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

Significant volcanic eruptions in Yemen

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

  1. 2007 Tair, Jebel at VEI 3 7 Deaths
  2. 1679 Zukur
  3. 500 Arhab, Harra of Damage: limited (below 1 million USD)
  4. 200 Arhab, Harra of Damage: limited (below 1 million USD)

Explosivity of the documented eruptions

VEI · 14

VEI 0
2
VEI 1
0
VEI 2
10
VEI 3
2
VEI 4
0
VEI 5
0
VEI 6
0

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

1700–1799
1
1800–1899
5
1900–1999
1
2000–2099
3

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

Earthquakes near volcanoes – Yemen

1 events in the last 30 days within 50 km of a volcano in Yemen.

Earthquakes · Yemen

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 Yemen is made of and which tectonic setting it sits in.

Tectonic setting

  • Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)6
  • Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)4

Most common volcano types

  • Volcanic field6
  • Shield volcano3
  • Stratovolcano1

Infrastructure within 100 km

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

Airports 1

  • Sanaa International Airport19.2 km · SAH

Nuclear power plants 0

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 – Yemen

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

Arhab, Harra of

Volcanic field · 3,100 m · Last eruption: 500

The mainly Quaternary Harra of Arhab is the northernmost, historically active volcanic field in Yemen. Also known as the "Sana'a-'Amran volcanic field", or simply the "Sana'a volcanic field", it has erupted in ancient times.

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Sawad, Harra Es-

Volcanic field · 1,737 m · Last eruption: 1253

Harra es-Sawad, or the "Shuqra Volcanic Field", is a large trachybasaltic volcanic field that runs along the Gulf of Aden. Nearby is the city of Shuqrah.

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Zukur

Shield volcano · 624 m · Last eruption: Not available

Zuqar Island is a Yemeni island located in the Red Sea. It lies between the coasts of mainland Yemen and Eritrea, near the Bab-el-Mandeb strait which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. Despite its proximity to the African continent, the island is considered a part of Asia because it sits on the Asian continental shelf. It is approximately 130 square kilometres (50 sq mi).

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Hanish

Shield volcano · 422 m · Last eruption: Not available

The Hanish Islands is an archipelago in the Red Sea consisting of a trio of major islands at the centre of an array of smaller islets and rocks. The three major islands are the northern Zuqar Island, the southern Great Anish, and the significantly smaller Little Anish in between. The archipelago is largely under the control of Yemen, with only several small south-western rocks and islets granted to Eritrea by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in 1998 following the Hanish Islands conflict in 1994–1995.

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Tair, Jebel at

Stratovolcano · 244 m · Last eruption: 2008

Jabal al-Tair Island is a roughly oval volcanic island in Yemen, northwest of the constricted Bab al-Mandab passage at the mouth of the Red Sea, about halfway between mainland Yemen and Eritrea. From 1996 until an eruption in 2007, Yemen maintained two watchtowers and a small military base on the island.

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Frequently asked questions about volcanoes in Yemen

How many volcanoes are there in Yemen?
The Holocene catalogue of the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 10 volcanoes in Yemen. It covers volcanoes with eruptions during the last roughly 12,000 years.
Which volcano in Yemen is the highest?
The highest recorded volcano is Dhamar, Harras of at 3,500 m.
When was the last documented eruption in Yemen?
The most recent eruption documented in the catalogue dates from 2013 (Zubair Group).
Are the volcanoes in Yemen active?
None of the 10 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.

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