Volcanoes of Ethiopia

Dama Ali, Ethiopia

Shield volcano · 1,068 m (3,504 ft) · Africa-NE

Dama Ali is a shield volcano in Ethiopia, 1,068 m (3,504 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1500 to 1699. NOAA records 1 significant eruption here, which killed 50 people where the toll is counted.

Dama Ali on the map

Dama Ali 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
1,068 m (3,504 ft)
Country
Ethiopia
Region
Africa-NE
Summit
11.280° N, 41.630° E
Last known eruption
1500 to 1699
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
221141

Significant eruptions

1 on record, newest first.

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.