Taiwan · Lava dome
Tatun Volcano Group
Tatun Volcanic Group
- Type
- Lava dome
- Elevation
- 1120m
- Last eruption
- 648
- Type
- Lava dome
- Country
- Taiwan
- Region
- Western Pacific / Ryukyu Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1120m
- Coordinates
- 25.178, 121.553
- Last eruption
- 648
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The Tatun (Datun) group consists predominately of a series of andesitic lava domes in the northernmost part of Taiwan.
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From Wikipedia
The Tatun Volcanic Group or Tatun Volcano Group (TVG) constitutes a group of volcanoes located in northern Taiwan. It is located 15 km north of Taipei, and lies to the west of Keelung. It just adjoins the northern coast of the Taiwan island. The volcanic group was a result of episodic volcanism between 2.8 and 0.2 Ma. Research in the 2020s suggest that there were eruptions more recently than 0.2 Ma. The last eruption occurred in the year 648.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 4095 BCE (±35 yrs) – 648
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 1 (4095 BCE)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 648 (±11 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate648 – end unknownShamao
- 4095 BCE (±35 yrs)VEI 1Geological estimate4095 BCE – end unknownCisingshan
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