Volcanic eruption in the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea
2011 eruption of Nabro Volcano
Natural-color satellite image showing a close-up view of the volcanic plume and eruption site on 24 June 2011.
Volcano
Nabro Volcano
Start date
June 12, 2011
Type
est. Strombolian/Vulcanian/Plinian
Location
Eritrea, Africa 13°22′N41°41′E / 13.36°N 41.69°E / 13.36; 41.69
VEI
4[1]
Impact
at least 7 people killed; ash deposited on at least 8 villages in Ethiopia and Eritrea, including Mekele and Asmara; lava flow reached 1 km wide by 20 km long
The 2011 Nabro eruption was an eruption of the Nabro stratovolcano in the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea, which began on 12 June 2011 after a series of earthquakes.[2] The eruption killed seven[3] and possibly a further 31 people[4] and is estimated to be the highest altitude injection of sulfur dioxide (SO2) ever observed by satellite. The Mount Pinatubo eruption 20 years earlier emitted ten times more SO2.[5] The ash cloud from the eruption reached altitudes which disrupted airline traffic in the region.[6] Until the eruption began, the volcano had no records of historical eruptions.[7]
^"Nabro". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
^A, Solomon (13 June 2011). "Series of moderate earthquakes hit Eritrea – Ethiopia border region". Ethiopian Journal. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
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^NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "A-train observations of Nabro (Eritrea) eruption". nasa.gov.
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