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Volcanoes in China

Map, activity and eruption history

The Holocene catalogue of the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 10 volcanoes in China. This page brings together the map, report status, eruption history and the surroundings of every single volcano. None of them currently has a running eruption report.

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Earthquakes · China
With a current report
None No current eruption report
Volcanoes in the catalogue
10
Documented eruptions
21
Highest volcano
5,090 mAshikule Volcanic Field
Last documented eruption
1951Ashikule Volcanic Field

Map

Volcano map of China

Every volcano in the country with plate boundaries, air traffic within 50 km, airports and nuclear power plants. Earthquakes can be added on top.

Map layers

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Markers show the catalogue position of a volcano, not the extent of a hazard zone. Plate boundaries after Bird (2003), PB2002.

All volcanoes in China

Sorted by report status and elevation. Every entry opens the full volcano profile.

Volcano catalogue
  1. Ashikule Volcanic Field No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Elevation
    5,090 m
    Last eruption
    1951
    Eruptions
    2
  2. Tengchong No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Elevation
    2,865 m
    Last eruption
    5750 BCE
    Eruptions
    2
  3. Changbaishan No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    2,744 m
    Last eruption
    1903
    Eruptions
    8
  4. Arxan-Chaihe No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Elevation
    1,677 m
    Last eruption
    0
    Eruptions
    1
  5. Honggeertu No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Elevation
    1,605 m
    Last eruption
    Not available
    Eruptions
    —
  6. Jingpohu No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Elevation
    1,000 m
    Last eruption
    520 BCE
    Eruptions
    3
  7. Longgang Group No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Elevation
    1,000 m
    Last eruption
    350
    Eruptions
    1
  8. Keluo Group No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Elevation
    670 m
    Last eruption
    Not available
    Eruptions
    —
  9. Wudalianchi No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Elevation
    597 m
    Last eruption
    1776
    Eruptions
    2
  10. Hainan Volcanic Field No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic field
    Elevation
    196 m
    Last eruption
    1933
    Eruptions
    2

“Last eruption” is a catalogue record, not evidence of activity in progress.

Significant volcanic eruptions in China

Eruptions with fatalities, damage or high explosivity from the NOAA NCEI database of significant volcanic eruptions.

  1. 946 Changbaishan VEI 7
  2. 1609 Tengchong Deaths: few (roughly 1–50)

Explosivity of the documented eruptions

VEI · 6

VEI 0
0
VEI 1
0
VEI 2
3
VEI 3
1
VEI 4
1
VEI 5
0
VEI 6
1

The Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) runs from 0 (effusive) to 8 (super-eruptive). Each step stands for roughly ten times the erupted mass.

Eruptions per century

1500–1599
1
1600–1699
2
1700–1799
3
1800–1899
3
1900–1999
3

Documented eruptions since 1500. Earlier centuries are recorded less completely, so a rise also reflects better observation.

Earthquakes near volcanoes – China

0 events in the last 30 days within 50 km of a volcano in China.

Earthquakes · China

No event within 50 km of a volcano in China was recorded in the last 30 days.

Spatial proximity does not establish a volcanic origin. Many events in volcanic regions are tectonic.

Tectonic setting and volcano types

What the volcanic landscape of China is made of and which tectonic setting it sits in.

Tectonic setting

  • Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)10

Most common volcano types

  • Volcanic field9
  • Stratovolcano1

Infrastructure within 100 km

Airports with scheduled service and nuclear power plant sites near a volcano in China.

Airports 11

  • Haikou Meilan International Airport24.3 km · HAK
  • Wudalianchi Dedu Airport31.3 km · DTU
  • Tengchong Tuofeng Airport32.5 km · TCZ
  • Changbaishan Airport40.6 km · NBS
  • Ulanqab Jining Airport51.1 km · UCB
  • Arxan Yi'ershi Airport68.7 km · YIE
  • Baoshan Yunrui Airport70.1 km · BSD
  • Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport70.5 km · TNH
  • Mudanjiang Hailang International Airport76.8 km · MDG
  • Qionghai Bo'ao Airport88.1 km · BAR
  • Dehong Mangshi International Airport92.2 km · LUM

Nuclear power plants 0

No site from the included datasets lies within this radius.

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts.

Volcanoes in profile – China

Short descriptions of the country's best-known volcanoes.

Ashikule Volcanic Field

Volcanic field · 5,090 m · Last eruption: 1951

Kunlun Volcanic Group, also known as Ashiköli Volcanic Field, is a volcanic field in northwestern Tibet. Eight other volcanic fields are also in the area. The field is within a basin that also contains three lakes.

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Tengchong

Volcanic field · 2,865 m · Last eruption: 5750 BCE

The Tengchong Volcanic Field (TVF) is a Cenozoic volcanic field located in the southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau around 40 km from the Chinese border with Myanmar. The TVF is uniquely the only region affected by Quaternary volcanism that is part of the Himalayan Geothermal Belt caused by the Indo-Asian continent-continent collision. The TVF is characterized by hydrothermal activity and large-scale eruptions last recorded in 1609 CE. Although the volcanoes themselves are considered extinct, several geothermal fields geographically linked to the TVF are still highly active. Evidence for geothermal activity can be linked to several prevalent active hot springs located predominantly within the vicinity of the volcanoes in the TVF.

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Changbaishan

Stratovolcano · 2,744 m · Last eruption: 1903

The Changbai Mountains are a major mountain range in East Asia that extends from the Northeast Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning, across the China-North Korea border, to the North Korean provinces of Ryanggang and Chagang. They are also referred to as the Šanggiyan Mountains in the Manchu language, or the Great Paekdu in Korean. Most of its peaks exceed 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in height, with the tallest summit being Paektu Mountain at 2,744 m (9,003 ft), which contains the Heaven Lake, a large volcanic crater lake at a surface elevation of 2,189.1 m (7,182 ft). The protected area Longwanqun National Forest Park is located within the vicinity of the mountain range.

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Longgang Group

Volcanic field · 1,000 m · Last eruption: 350

Longgang is a volcanic field in Jilin Province, China. It is also known as Chingyu, Longwan Group or Lung-wan Group. This volcanic field contains over 164 individual centres in the form of crater lakes, maars and volcanic cones and covers a surface area of 1,700 square kilometres (660 sq mi). The field is forested and mostly undisturbed by human activities.

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Keluo Group

Volcanic field · 670 m · Last eruption: Not available

Keluo is a dormant volcanic field 310 kilometers (190 mi) north-by-northwest of Daquijin in northeastern China. It is located at an intersection of regional lineaments trending northeast and northwest; the volcanoes were erupted through basement igneous and sedimentary rocks from the Jurassic to Cretaceous, through granite, and through pre-Permian metasediments. Like the Wudalianchi volcanic to its south, it contains high-potassium basaltic cinder cones.

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Frequently asked questions about volcanoes in China

How many volcanoes are there in China?
The Holocene catalogue of the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 10 volcanoes in China. It covers volcanoes with eruptions during the last roughly 12,000 years.
Which volcano in China is the highest?
The highest recorded volcano is Ashikule Volcanic Field at 5,090 m.
When was the last documented eruption in China?
The most recent eruption documented in the catalogue dates from 1951 (Ashikule Volcanic Field).
Are the volcanoes in China active?
None of the 10 volcanoes currently has an eruption report. That does not mean they are extinct – source coverage differs from volcano to volcano.
Why does the map show aircraft around volcanoes?
Volcanic ash endangers aircraft engines. The map therefore shows live positions within 50 km of a volcano so that the proximity of air traffic to an active volcano becomes visible.
Where does the data on this page come from?
Catalogue data and eruption history from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, significant eruptions from NOAA NCEI, alert levels and bulletins from USGS, GeoNet and INGV, earthquakes from the QuakeMap24 database, flight positions from ADSB.lol.

Volcanoes in other countries

Countries with at least 5 volcanoes in the catalogue.

All countries with volcanoes

Sources and data dates

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