Volcano in Eritrea
Nabro volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Nabro is being reported right now Last eruption: unknown; last significant eruption 2011 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Nabro: whether it is erupting now, satellite hot spots, earthquakes around it, and what an eruption would mean for nearby cities and flights.
- Status now
- No open report
- Last eruption
- unknown last significant: 2011
- Elevation
- 2,218 m 7,277 ft
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 0 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Al Ḩudaydah 209 km NE
Is Nabro erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Nabro right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to unknown, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 2011. Volcano observatories can raise alert levels before an eruption starts, so check the national observatory for the current alert level.
No satellite thermal hot spot was detected within 10 km of the summit in the latest NASA FIRMS data, so there is no sign of lava at the surface large enough for VIIRS to see (clouds can hide it).
Earthquakes near Nabro
USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Nabro in the past 30 days. Outside the United States USGS mainly lists quakes above about M4, so small volcanic tremors recorded by the local observatory will not appear here.
About Nabro
Nabro is a stratovolcano in Africa-NE, Eritrea, rising to 2,218 m (7,277 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Holocene".
Stratovolcanoes are steep cones built from alternating lava and ash layers; their eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns that can reach cruising altitude.
The nearest large town is Al Ḩudaydah, about 209 km NE of the summit; 1 other city lie within 250 km.
- Al Ḩudaydah (209 km)
- Mek'ele (241 km)
Flights and volcanic ash
No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Addis Ababa Bole, 582 km away), but ash clouds from explosive eruptions can drift for thousands of kilometres along flight routes.
Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) issue the official ash advisories that airlines and air traffic control follow.
Other volcanoes in Eritrea
Eritrea has 1 volcano on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now. The closest other one is Hayli Gubbi, 107 km away.
Nearby volcanoes
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Data: NOAA NCEI Volcano Locations, NASA EONET (open volcano events), USGS earthquakes, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS hot spots), Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.