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Volcano
Tengchong
Volcanic field · 2,865 m · People's Republic of China
Tengchong sits on the Eurasian Plate, above a hotspot, away from plate boundaries. 2 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 5,750 BCE.
- Elevation
- 2,865 m
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Tectonic Setting
- Intraplate (hotspot), continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Last Eruption
- 5,750 BCE
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 2
Nearby Cities
Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km. At least 126,000 people live in those within 30 km.
- 22 kmTengchong126,000 people
- 67 kmBaoshan1,000,000 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