Calderas

Corbetti

Corbetti (Ethiopia) is a caldera. It rises to 2,289 m above sea level. The GVP records 2 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 396 BCE.

Elevation
2,289 m
Last eruption
396 BCE
Confirmed eruptions
2
Max VEI
5
Country
Ethiopia
Location
7.19° N, 38.39° E
Region (GVP)
Main Ethiopian Rift Volcanic Province
GVP type
Caldera
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type
Rhyolite

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Other volcanoes and strong earthquakes within 300 km

Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

StartEndVEIVent and dating
396 BCE ± 38 years — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
c. 5,425 BCE ± 54 years — ? Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#221290)