Mat Ala, Ethiopia

Shield volcano · 493 m (1,617 ft) · Africa-NE

Mat Ala is a shield volcano in Ethiopia, 493 m (1,617 ft) high. Its last known eruption: undated, but a probable Holocene eruption. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Mat Ala on the map

Mat Ala 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: 493 m (1,617 ft)
Country: Ethiopia
Region: Africa-NE
Summit: 13.106° N, 41.161° E
Last known eruption: Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Holocene activity known from: Holocene
Smithsonian volcano number: 221105

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.

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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.