Tanzania · Stratovolcano
Mount Rungwe
Rungwe
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2953m
- Last eruption
- 1250
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Tanzania
- Region
- Eastern Africa / Rukwa Rift Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 2953m
- Coordinates
- -9.135, 33.668
- Last eruption
- 1250
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Trachyte / Trachydacite
Geological summary
Rungwe volcano, the largest in the Karonga basin NW of Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa), is cut by a 4-km-wide caldera that is breached to the WSW.
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From Wikipedia
Mount Rungwe is a volcanic mountain in Mbeya Region, in Tanzania's Southern Highlands. At an altitude of 2,981 metres (9,780 ft), it is southern Tanzania's second-highest peak. Rungwe's volcano is currently inactive.
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Eruption history
3 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 3
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 2050 BCE – 1250
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 5 (2050 BCE)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1250 (±40 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate1250 – end unknown
- 50 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate50 BCE – end unknown
- 2050 BCEVEI 5Geological estimate2050 BCE – end unknown
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