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    Ulleungdo

    Stratovolcano · 984 m · South Korea

    Ulleungdo
    Photo: Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Ulleungdo sits on the Amur Plate, above a hotspot, away from plate boundaries. 3 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2,990 BCE.

    Elevation
    984 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Intraplate (hotspot), continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Trachyandesite / Basaltic Trachyandesite
    Plate
    Amur Plate
    Country
    South Korea
    Last Eruption
    2,990 BCE
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    3
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    6

    Eruption Timeline

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

    8,750 BCE · VEI 66,450 BCE2,990 BCE VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 8,750 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