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Mount Talang
Stratovolcano · 2,575 m · Indonesia
Mount Talang sits on the Sunda Plate, in a subduction zone. 15 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2007.
- Elevation
- 2,575 m
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Tectonic Setting
- Subduction zone, continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Last Eruption
- 2007
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 15
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 2
Nearby Cities
Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km.
- 36 kmPadang855,000 people
- 37 kmSawahlunto50,000 people
- 66 kmPadangpanjang44,000 people
- 83 kmBukittinggi507,000 people
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
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