Volcanoes of Ethiopia

Gada Ale, Ethiopia

Stratovolcano · 287 m (942 ft) · Africa-NE

Gada Ale is a stratovolcano in Ethiopia, 287 m (942 ft) high. Its last known eruption: undated, but a probable Holocene eruption. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Gada Ale on the map

Gada Ale 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
Stratovolcano
Elevation
287 m (942 ft)
Country
Ethiopia
Region
Africa-NE
Summit
13.975° N, 40.408° E
Last known eruption
Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Holocene activity known from
Holocene
Smithsonian volcano number
221050

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.

Earthquakes near Gada AleAsh advisories and webcams on the live map

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.