Will Kilimanjaro Erupt Again?

Rising majestically above the African plains, the 20,000-foot Mt. ... Kilimanjaro has three volcanic cones, Mawenzi, Shira and Kibo. Mawenzi and Shira are extinct but Kibo, the highest peak, is dormant and could erupt again. The most recent activity was about 200 years ago; the last major eruption was 360,000 years ago.

Is Kilimanjaro going to erupt?

Someday, Mount Kilimanjaro could erupt again or perhaps collapse under its own weight. However, scientists haven't seen any signs that there will be any volcanic fireworks from the mountain in the foreseeable future.

What a volcano that is unlikely to erupt again?

A dormant volcano is an active volcano that is not erupting, but supposed to erupt again. An extinct volcano has not had an eruption for at least 10,000 years and is not expected to erupt again in a comparable time scale of the future.