GVP volcano 281031 · no holder yet
Kueishantao
Kueishantao is a 361 m stratovolcano in Taiwan, last erupted in 1853.
- Type
- Stratovolcano (composite landform)
- Summit
- 361 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 1853
- Largest known
- VEI 2, explosive, 1853
- Eruptions
- 2 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 24.84°N 121.95°E · Taiwan
- Region
- Ryukyu Volcanic Arc, Western Pacific Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 281031
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).