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    Popa

    Stratovolcano · 1,518 m · Myanmar

    Popa
    Photo: Anagoria · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Popa sits on the Indian Plate, above a hotspot, away from plate boundaries. 2 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 6,050 BCE.

    Elevation
    1,518 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Intraplate (hotspot), continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    Indian Plate
    Country
    Myanmar
    Last Eruption
    6,050 BCE
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    2
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    3

    Eruption Timeline

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

    6,050 BCE · VEI 3442 BCE VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 6,050 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