Volcanoes

Volcanoes of Ethiopia

58 volcanoes · 5 significant eruptions on record

Every volcano in Ethiopia in NOAA’s record and every significant eruption among them.

Ethiopia’s volcanoes on the map

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 record

Volcanoes
58
Significant eruptions
5
Deaths counted
50

Every significant eruption

Newest first.

Every volcano

VolcanoTypeElevationLast known eruptionSignificant eruptions
AdwaStratovolcano1,670 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
AfderaStratovolcano1,250 m
AlaytaShield volcano1,496 m1900 to 19631
Ale BaguStratovolcano988 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Alu-DalafillaFissure vent578 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
AlutoStratovolcano2,335 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
AsavyoShield volcano1,338 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
AyeluStratovolcano2,145 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
BeruVolcanic field1,100 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Bilate River FieldMaar1,700 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Bishoftu Volcanic FieldFissure vent1,850 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Bora AleStratovolcano668 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Bora-BericcioPumice cone2,267 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Bora-Bericha-Tullu MoyePumice cone2,345 m1900 to 19631
BorawliStratovolcano784 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Borawli ComplexLava dome875 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
BosetStratovolcano2,447 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Butajiri-Silti FieldFissure vent2,281 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
ChirachaStratovolcano1,636 m
CorbettiCaldera2,289 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
DabbahuStratovolcano1,401 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
DabbayraShield volcano1,302 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
DalaffillaStratovolcano613 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
DallolExplosion crater-48 m1900 to 1963
Dama AliShield volcano1,068 m1500 to 16991
DofanStratovolcano1,151 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
East Chamo BasinCinder cone1,150 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
East ZiwayFissure vent1,889 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Erta AleShield volcano585 m1964 or later
FentaleStratovolcano2,007 m1800 to 18991
GabillemaStratovolcano1,459 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Gada AleStratovolcano287 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
GedemsaCaldera1,909 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
GroppoStratovolcano852 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Hayli GubbiShield volcano493 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption1
HertaliFissure vent900 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Hobicha CalderaCaldera1,800 m
KoneCaldera1,380 m1800 to 1899
Korath RangeTuff cone912 m
KurubShield volcano625 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Liado HaykMaar878 m
Ma AlaltaStratovolcano1,745 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
MallahleStratovolcano1,875 m
Manda GargoriFissure vents700 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Manda HararoShield volcano600 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Manda-InakirFissure vent600 m1900 to 1963
Mat AlaShield volcano493 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
MelkassaPyroclastic cone1,765 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Northern Lake Abaya Volcanic FieldVolcanic field1,594 m
ShalaStratovolcano2,075 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Sork AleStratovolcano1,611 m
Tat AliShield volcano655 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
TepiShield volcano2,728 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Tosa SuchaCinder cone1,650 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
UnnamedPyroclastic cone1,300 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
UnnamedFissure vent1,800 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
UnnamedFissure vent1,886 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption
YangudiComplex volcano1,383 mUndated, but a probable Holocene eruption

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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.