Volcanoes of Kenya

Olkaria, Kenya

Pumice cone · 2,434 m (7,986 ft) · Africa-E

Olkaria is a pumice cone in Kenya, 2,434 m (7,986 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1700 to 1799. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Olkaria on the map

Olkaria 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
Pumice cone
Elevation
2,434 m (7,986 ft)
Country
Kenya
Region
Africa-E
Summit
0.904° S, 36.292° E
Last known eruption
1700 to 1799
Holocene activity known from
Radiocarbon
Smithsonian volcano number
222090

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 OlkariaVolcanic ash advisories 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.