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Tambora
Stratovolcano · 2,850 m · Indonesia
Tambora sits on the Sunda Plate, in a subduction zone. 7 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1967. Its major eruptions caused at least 60,000 deaths.
- Elevation
- 2,850 m
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Tectonic Setting
- Subduction zone, continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Trachybasalt / Tephrite Basanite
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Last Eruption
- 1967
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 7
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 7
- Known Fatalities
- 60,000
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
Eruption Deadly Eruption (NOAA) 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