Eruption of Oku Volcanic Field

Quand

21 août 1986

Type

Éruption volcanique

Position

Cameroon

Coordonnées

6.25° N, 10.50° E

Vei

3

Deaths

1700

Injuries

300

Volcano type

Maar

Volcanic field in Cameroon

The Oku Volcanic Field or Oku Massif is a group of volcanoes based on a swell in the Cameroon Volcanic Line, located in the Oku region of the Western High Plateau of Cameroon. The Mount Oku stratovolcano rises to 3,011 m above sea level.

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