A massive volcanic eruption has taken place in Eritrea Sunday June 11 2011.
The eruption in Eritrea could be the biggest volcanic event in Africa for hundreds of years.
The volcanic eruption occurred as a series of earthquakes rattled the region in north-east Africa.
Reports said the massive eruption was of the Nabro volcano in the Afambo, Eritrea area.
The US Geological Servery reported several moderate earthquakes around magnitude 5 hit in the late afternoon and evening of Sunday June 12 2011 in the region.
Satellite imagery shows a massive ash cloud spewing into the atmosphere over 1,000 kilometers in a westerly direction toward Sudan in just a few hours.
Witnesses in Khartoum said the ash cloud had reached the city Monday morning.
Web site Earthquake-report.com reported that the eruption most likely took place at the Nabro Volcano, although it was still to be confirmed as scientists and other officials had yet to reach the isolated area.
Other reports said the volcano was actually the Dubbi volcano. The last known activity of the Dubbi volcano was in 1861. In 1400 the Dubbi volcano spewed lava that reached the Red Sea.
The Nabro volcano has no record of erupting in recent history.
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