Volcano in Cameroon

Oku Volcanic Field volcano: eruption status today

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No eruption of Oku Volcanic Field is being reported right now Last eruption: 1500–1699; last significant eruption 1986 (NOAA NCEI).

Live status of Oku Volcanic Field: 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
1500–1699 last significant: 1986
Elevation
3,011 m 9,879 ft
Type
Maar
Earthquakes within 50 km
0 past 30 days (USGS)
Hot spots within 10 km
0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
Nearest city
Kumbo 19 km ESE

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Is Oku Volcanic Field erupting right now?

There is no open NASA EONET event for Oku Volcanic Field right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1500–1699, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 1986. 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 Oku Volcanic Field

USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Oku Volcanic Field 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 Oku Volcanic Field

Oku Volcanic Field is a maar in Africa-W, Cameroon, rising to 3,011 m (9,879 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Radiocarbon".

The nearest large town is Kumbo, about 19 km ESE of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.

Flights and volcanic ash

No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Murtala Muhammed, 794 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 Cameroon

Cameroon has 2 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now. The closest other one is Cameroon, 271 km away.

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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.