Mount Fentale:
Mount Fentale volcano in Ethiopia is spewing unusually large volumes of methane from its crater, according to satellite measurements of the potent greenhouse gas.
- It is a stratovolcano located in Awash National Park in the Oromia Region, Ethiopia.
- It rises approximately 600 m from the floor of the Rift Valley, and the lavas of the volcano cover an oval area of approximately 100 sq km.
- An elliptical caldera, approximately 6 km in diameter, dominates the upper portion of the volcano.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit under Fentale volcano on 14 February 2025.
- It is the strongest earthquake to strike Ethiopia since 1989.
- The stratovolcano is a tall, steep, and cone-shaped type of volcano.
- Unlike flat shield volcanoes like in Hawaii, they have higher peaks.
- At the peak, stratovolcanoes usually have a small crater.
- Stratovolcanoes build up on height by layering lava, ash, and tephra. By definition, they have alternating layers of pyroclastics and lava.
