Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Fentale
The caldera of Fentale volcano, also known as Fantale, is seen in a fish-eye lens view from the NE rim and has walls up to 500 m high. Welded pyroclastic flow deposits accompanied the 2.5 x 4.5 km summit caldera formation. The WNW-ESE-trending elliptical caldera has an orientation perpendicular to the Ethiopian Rift and post-caldera vents occur along the same orientation. Trachytic and obsidian lava flows were emplaced onto the caldera floor. More recent lava flows were erupted in the caldera and on its flanks in 1820. Photo by Tom Pfeiffer, 2008 (www.volcanodiscovery.com)
Volcano Number:221190
Volcano Name:Fentale
Country:Ethiopia
Volcano Type:Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:1820 CE
Elevation:2007m
Tectonic Setting:Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:1919
Pop. within 10km:14201
Pop. within 30km:169357
Pop. within 100km:3482286
Latitude:8.975
Longitude:39.93


Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Volcano Number Volcano Name Eruption Number Activity Type Explosivity Index Max Explosivity Index Modifier Activity Area Activity Unit Start Evidence Method Start Date End Date
221190 Fentale 13952 Confirmed Eruption Historical Observations 1250
221190 Fentale 13953 Confirmed Eruption 0 Caldera floor and SW flank Historical Observations 1820
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