Tullu Moje

Observations of Deformation

Volcano number:221250
Region:
Country:Ethiopia
Geodetic measurements?Yes
Deformation observation?Yes
Measurement method(s):InSAR
Duration of observation:1997-2000, 2003-2010
Inferred cause(s) of deformation:Uncertain
Characteristics of deformation:

Biggs et al. (2011) processed InSAR data from Tullu Moje (called Tulla Moje within Biggs et al. (2011)) between 1997-2000 and 2003-2010. They found no evidence of surface deformation until 2009-2010, but no deformation mechanism is given.

Reference(s):Biggs, J., I. D. Bastow, D. Keir, and E. Lewi (2011), Pulses of deformation reveal frequently recurring shallow magmatic activity beneath the Main Ethiopian Rift, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 12, Q0AB10, doi:10.1029/2011GC003662.
Siebert, L., and T. Simkin (2002), Volcanoes of the World: An Illustrated Catalogue of Holocene Volcanoes and Their Eruptions, Global Volcanism Program Digital Inf. Ser., GVP‐3, Smithsonian Inst., Washington, D. C. [Available at http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/.]
Location:8.158, 39.13
REST API endpoint (JSON):https://comet.nerc.ac.uk/wp-json/volcanodb/v1/volcano/193

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