Volcano profile

Taiwan

Tatun Volcanic Group.

Volcano profile for Tatun Volcanic Group in Taiwan, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Lava dome
Elevation
1,120 m
Last documented eruption
648
Coordinates
25.178°, 121.553°
GVP number
281032

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Taiwan

Tatun Volcanic Group

Lava dome

Elevation
1,120 m
Last documented eruption
648
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
25.178°, 121.553°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Ryukyu Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
281032
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Profile

Tatun Volcanic Group · Taiwan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
648Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
4095 BCEUncertain datingNot available?1Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

Nearby earthquakes

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

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Volcano at a glance

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Tatun Volcanic Group · No current eruption report · 1,120 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Taipei Songshan International AirportTaiwan · TSA · RCSS
    12.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Taiwan Taoyuan International AirportTaiwan · TPE · RCTP
    34.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

Nuclear power plants

  • Kuosheng nuclear power plantTaiwanPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 2
    11.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Jinshan nuclear power plantTaiwanPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 2
    12.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

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

Nearby places

Sanzhi DistrictTaiwan · 10.3 km

DanshuiTaiwan · 11.1 km

Neihu DistrictTaiwan · 11.3 km

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

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

Eruption reportedGreat SitkinUnited StatesStratovolcano · 1,740 m

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Oct 5, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC