Volcanoes of Ethiopia

Beru, Ethiopia

Volcanic field · 1,100 m (3,609 ft) · Africa-NE

Beru is a volcanic field in Ethiopia, 1,100 m (3,609 ft) high. Its last known eruption: undated, but a probable Holocene eruption. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Beru on the map

Beru 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
Volcanic field
Elevation
1,100 m (3,609 ft)
Country
Ethiopia
Region
Africa-NE
Summit
8.950° N, 39.750° E
Last known eruption
Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Holocene activity known from
Holocene
Smithsonian volcano number
221191

Significant eruptions

NOAA records eruptions that killed, did damage, were very large, or set off a tsunami or earthquake.

None on record.

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.