Volcano Name: Meru Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 222160
Alternate Name:
Ash Cone
Bastioni Hill
Black Mountain
Burlow Hill
Button Hill
Great Domberg Hill
Little Meru
Matuffa Crater
Merker Kegel
Naigonesoit
Ngurdoto Crater
Oldoinyo Orok
Oldonyo Sambu
Songe
Tululusia
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano(es)
Latitude: -3.2500000000
Longitude: 36.7500000000
Region: Africa and Red Sea Sub Region: Africa (eastern)
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: -6694 Date Error: 1050
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 7800 C14 Date Error:
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): >= 0.040 (Assumed)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): >= 0.100 (Assumed)
Magnitude : >= 4.000 (Assumed)
Maximum VEI : >= 4.000 (Assumed)
Magma: Not Available
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:

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