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Ol Doinyo Lengai

Ol Doinyo Lengai (Tanzania) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 2,962 m above sea level. The GVP records 26 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2026. An eruption is continuing.

Elevation
2,962 m
Last eruption
2026
Confirmed eruptions
26
Max VEI
3
Country
Tanzania
Location
2.76° S, 35.91° E
Region (GVP)
Kenyan Rift Volcanic Province
GVP type
Stratovolcano
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type
Foidite

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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
9 April 2017 continuing 0 North Crater · Observations: Reported
21 September 2016 13 October 2016 0 North Crater · Observations: Reported
20 June 2015 24 August 2015 0 North Crater · Observations: Reported
c. 22 June 2011 15 July 2014 0 North Crater · Observations: Reported
16 June 2007 9 October 2010 3 North Crater · Observations: Reported
18 September 1994 16 July 2006 1 North Crater · Observations: Reported
1 January 1983 24 September 1993 2 North Crater · Observations: Reported
8 July 1967 4 September 1967 3 North Crater · Observations: Reported
16 March 1960 28 November 1966 3 North Crater · Observations: Reported
6 February 1958 — 1 North Crater · Observations: Reported
19 January 1955 20 January 1955 2 North Crater · Observations: Reported
26 July 1954 16 September 1954 2 North Crater · Observations: Reported
24 July 1940 16 February 1941 3 North Crater · Observations: Reported
2 July 1926 — 2 North Crater · Observations: Reported
16 February 1921 — 2 North Crater · Observations: Reported
1 December 1916 16 June 1917 3 North Crater · Observations: Reported
15 August 1914 2 July 1915 0 North Crater · Observations: Reported
2 July 1913 — 0 Observations: Reported
2 July 1907 ± 3 years 4 August 1910 0 North Crater · Observations: Reported
2 July 1904 — 0 North Crater · Observations: Reported
2 July 1882 2 July 1883 2 North Crater · Observations: Reported
16 December 1880 — 2 North Crater · Observations: Reported
c. 1350 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 700 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 50 BCE — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
1,550 BCE ± 1,500 years — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#222120)