Karthala, Comoros

Shield volcano · 2,361 m (7,746 ft) · Indian O-W

Karthala is a shield volcano in the Comoros, 2,361 m (7,746 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 6 significant eruptions here, which killed 20 people where the toll is counted.

Karthala on the map

Karthala 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: 2,361 m (7,746 ft)
Country: Comoros
Region: Indian O-W
Summit: 11.750° S, 43.380° E
Last known eruption: 1964 or later
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 233010

Significant eruptions

6 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.