Volcanoes of Ethiopia

Sork Ale, Ethiopia

Stratovolcano · 1,611 m (5,285 ft) · Africa-NE

Sork Ale is a stratovolcano in Ethiopia, 1,611 m (5,285 ft) high. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Sork Ale on the map

Sork 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
1,611 m (5,285 ft)
Country
Ethiopia
Region
Africa-NE
Summit
13.180° N, 41.725° E
Last known eruption
Unknown
Holocene activity known from
Holocene
Smithsonian volcano number
221103

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 Sork AleVolcanic 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.