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Bur ni Telong

Stratovolcano · 2,617 m · Indonesia

Bur ni Telong — Photo: Cahya Patria (Centre of Volcanology & Geological Hazard Mitigation, Volcanological Surv… · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Bur ni Telong sits on the Sunda Plate, in a subduction zone. 6 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1937.

Elevation: 2,617 m
Type: Stratovolcano
Tectonic Setting: Subduction zone, continental crust
Dominant Rock: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Plate: Sunda Plate
Country: Indonesia
Last Eruption: 1937
Known Eruptions (Holocene): 6
Max. Explosivity (VEI): 2

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Eruption Timeline

Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).

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Wikipedia article

Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata