Country

Tanzania

Tanzania on the map: 5 Holocene volcanoes and 4 strong earthquakes – with eruptions, elevations and dates.

Holocene volcanoes
5
Confirmed eruptions
36
Continuing eruptions
1
Highest volcano
Meru 4,550 m
Strong earthquakes (catalogue)
4
Strongest
M 7.0 1919
Holocene volcanoes and the strongest earthquakes

Volcanoes

VolcanoTypeElevationEruptionsLast
Ol Doinyo Lengai continuing Stratovolcanoes 2,962 m 26 2026
Meru Stratovolcanoes 4,550 m 4 1910
Rungwe Stratovolcanoes 2,953 m 3 1250
Ngozi Calderas 2,614 m 2 1450
Kyejo Stratovolcanoes 2,176 m 1 1800

Strongest earthquakes

  1. M 7.0 · 17 km SSW of Sumbawanga, Tanzania 8 July 1919 · 15 km
  2. M 6.8 · 76 km ESE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo 5 December 2005 · 22 km
  3. M 6.5 · 28 km W of Dongobesh, Tanzania 7 May 1964 · 31 km
  4. M 6.5 · 15 km W of Nkove, Tanzania 2 October 2000 · 34 km