Harrat Lunayyir, Saudi Arabia
Harrat Lunayyir is a volcanic field in Saudi Arabia, 1,370 m (4,495 ft) high. Its last known eruption: aD 1 to 1499. NOAA records no significant eruption here.
Harrat Lunayyir on the map
Harrat Lunayyir 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
The volcano
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Elevation
- 1,370 m (4,495 ft)
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Region
- Arabia-W
- Summit
- 25.170° N, 37.750° E
- Last known eruption
- AD 1 to 1499
- Holocene activity known from
- Historical
- Smithsonian volcano number
- 231040
From Wikipedia
Ḥarrat Lunayyir (Arabic: حَرَّة لُنَيِّر) is a lava field in northwestern Saudi Arabia. In 2009 there were swarms of small earthquakes in the area; 2289 people were evacuated from the area. Fissures opened on the surface, and the area might now be considered volcanically active.
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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 Harrat LunayyirAsh 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 2026-10-01. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.