Meru

Meru (Tanzania) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 4,550 m above sea level. The GVP records 4 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1910.

Elevation: 4,550 m
Last eruption: 1910
Confirmed eruptions: 4
Max VEI: 4
Country: Tanzania
Location: 3.24° S, 36.75° E
Region (GVP): Kenyan Rift Volcanic Province
GVP type: Stratovolcano
Tectonic setting: Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type: Phonolite

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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.

Start	End	VEI	Vent and dating
26 October 1910	22 December 1910	2	Ash Cone · Observations: Reported
c. 2 July 1886	—	0	Dome NW of Ash Cone · Observations: Reported
2 July 1878 ± 1 year	—	2	Dome NW of Ash Cone · Observations: Reported
c. 5,850 BCE	—	4	Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#222160)