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Hainan Dao Volcanic Field

Hainan Volcanic Field

Type
Volcanic field
Elevation
196m
Last eruption
1933
The Hainan Volcanic Field in China contains around 58 identified cones, craters, and maars, some of which are visible in this November 2020 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 14 km across). The Leihuling cone with a roughly 300-m-diameter crater is to the SW of the S21 Zhongxian expressway that runs through the center of the image.
The Hainan Volcanic Field in China contains around 58 identified cones, craters, and maars, some of which are visible in this November 2020 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 14 km across). The Leihuling cone with a roughly 300-m-diameter crater is to the SW of the S21 Zhongxian expressway that runs through the center of the image. · Photo: Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2020 (https://www.planet.com/).
Type
Volcanic field
Country
China
Region
Eastern Asia / Southeast Asia Volcanic Province
Elevation
196m
Coordinates
19.905, 110.229
Last eruption
1933
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

The Hainan volcanic field consists of Quaternary lava flows that extend over about 4,100 km2 of northern Hainan Island (also known as Qiong).

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From Wikipedia

The Hainan Volcanic Field is a 4,100 square kilometres (1,600 sq mi) volcanic field covering the northern half of Hainan, People's Republic of China. Although mostly Pleistocene-Holocene in age, minor eruptions have been recorded in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Eruption history

2 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
2
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
1883 – 1933
Largest confirmed eruption
No VEI recorded
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
1
Summary (VEI over time)
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1883~1888 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1928~1933 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?18831893190819181928

Detailed timeline

  1. 1933VEI ?Observed
    1933-06-26 – 1933-07-08
    Nansheling ridge
  2. 1883VEI ?Observed
    1883-07-02 – end unknown
    Lingao

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