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    Mount Rungwe

    Stratovolcano · 2,953 m · Tanzania

    Mount Rungwe
    Photo: The original uploader was Amanita Phalloides at German Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Mount Rungwe sits on the African Plate, in a rift zone. 3 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1250.

    Elevation
    2,953 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Rift zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Trachyte / Trachydacite
    Plate
    African Plate
    Country
    Tanzania
    Last Eruption
    1250
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    3
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    5

    Nearby Cities

    Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km. At least 128,000 people live in those within 30 km.

    Eruption Timeline

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

    2,050 BCE · VEI 550 BCE · VEI 41250 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 2,050 BCE1500180019002000

    Eruption Uncertain Date

    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