Volcanoes in eruption, 1996

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Volcanic eruptions in 1995


REGION 2: AFRICA & RED SEA

  • Erta-Ale: lava lake activity continued throughout 1995. Activity of this kind has been continuous since 1967 or earlier.
  • Oldoinyo Lengai: continuous, low-level effusive activity.
  • Nyamuragira: an eruption occurred on 1 December from a vent on the NW (?) flank, spawning a 10 km long lava flow. Plumes were evident on satellite imagery through 5 December. No ground reports from scientific sources were available as of May 1997.


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