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Dallol

Explosion crater · Ethiopia · 48m (submarine)

Colorful hot brine pools up to about a meter in diameter with terraces at hot springs at Dallol. Numerous phreatic explosion craters dot the Salt Plain NNE of the Erta Ale Range in one of the lowest areas of the Danakil depression. These craters mark Earth's lowest known subaerial volcanic vents. The most recent of these craters, Dallol, lies 48 m below sea level and was formed during an eruption in 1926.
Colorful hot brine pools up to about a meter in diameter with terraces at hot springs at Dallol. Numerous phreatic explosion craters dot the Salt Plain NNE of the Erta Ale Range in one of the lowest areas of the Danakil depression. These craters mark Earth's lowest known subaerial volcanic vents. The most recent of these craters, Dallol, lies 48 m below sea level and was formed during an eruption in 1926. · Photo: Copyrighted photo by Marco Fulle, 2002 (Stromboli On-Line, http://stromboli.net). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Explosion crater
Country
Ethiopia
Region
Eastern Africa Volcanic Regions / Afar Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
48m (submarine)
Coordinates
14.242, 40.300
Last eruption
2011
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
Landform
Minor (Basaltic)
Major rock type
No Data (checked)
Geological summary

Numerous phreatic explosion craters are present across the Salt Plain NNE of the Erta Ale Range in one of the lowest areas of the desolate Danakil depression. The most recent of these craters, Dallol, lies 48 m below sea level and was formed during an eruption in 1926. Colorful hot brine springs are found in the Dallol area. Another phreatic explosion was observed in January 2011.

From Wikipedia

Dallol is a unique, terrestrial hydrothermal system around a cinder cone volcano in the Danakil Depression, northeast of the Erta Ale Range in Ethiopia. It is known for its unearthly colors and mineral patterns, and the very acidic fluids, commonly noted as some of the most acidic on Earth, that discharge from its hydrothermal springs.

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Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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1926~1935 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 12003~2011 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 019261943196919862003

Detailed timeline

  1. 2011VEI 0Observed
    2011-01-04 – 2011-01-04
    Dallol crater
  2. 1926VEI 1Observed
    1926 – Ongoing

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