Volcano profile

China

Tengchong.

Volcano profile for Tengchong in China, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Volcanic field
Elevation
2,865 m
Last documented eruption
5750 BCE
Coordinates
25.23°, 98.5°
GVP number
275110

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No current eruption report

China

Tengchong

Volcanic field

Elevation
2,865 m
Last documented eruption
5750 BCE
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
25.23°, 98.5°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Southeast Asia Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
275110
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Profile

Tengchong · China

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
1609Not available—Uncertain eruption
5750 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

  • No recorded events in this selection.
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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Tengchong · No current eruption report · 2,865 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Tengchong Tuofeng AirportChina · TCZ · ZPTC
    32.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • Baoshan Yunrui AirportChina · BSD · ZPBS
    70.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Dehong Mangshi International AirportChina · LUM · ZPMS
    92.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

MazhanChina · 2.6 km

QushiChina · 10.2 km

GudongChina · 12.5 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

Eruption reportedAiraJapanCaldera · 1,117 mEruption reportedDukonoIndonesiaVolcanic complex · 1,273 mEruption reportedGreat SitkinUnited StatesStratovolcano · 1,740 mEruption reportedIbuIndonesiaStratovolcano · 1,357 mEruption reportedKanlaonPhilippinesStratovolcano · 2,422 mEruption reportedKarangetangIndonesiaStratovolcano · 1,797 mEruption reportedKlyuchevskoyRussiaStratovolcano · 4,754 mEruption reportedKrakatauIndonesiaCaldera · 285 m

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Sources & data dates

Core data comes from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and USGS. Map layers and live aircraft are loaded from the sources identified on the page.

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC