Alayta, Ethiopia

Shield volcano · 1,496 m (4,908 ft) · Africa-NE

Alayta is a shield volcano in Ethiopia, 1,496 m (4,908 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1900 to 1963. NOAA records 1 significant eruption here.

Alayta on the map

Alayta and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

Since 1964
1900 to 1963
1800s
AD 1 to 1799
Before AD 1, or undated

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The volcano

Type: Shield volcano
Elevation: 1,496 m (4,908 ft)
Country: Ethiopia
Region: Africa-NE
Summit: 12.888° N, 40.573° E
Last known eruption: 1900 to 1963
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 221112

Significant eruptions

1 on record, newest first.

August 4, 1907VEI 2 · Deaths: few

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

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Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.