Our local expedition leader informed us about increased volcano-tectonic activity along the Ethiopian part of the East African rift: a new lava overflow at Erta Ale and a 4.2M earthquake near Corbetti caldera .
In the Danakil depression, northern Ethiopia, the continuously active lava lake at Erta Ale started to overflow on the 27th of January.
This latest overflow created new pahoehoe lava flows that cover Erta Ale´s caldera floor both to the north and south of the lava lake´s eruptive vent. At the moment of writing this news item, the lava lake is thought to be still […]
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