Taftan Volcano Latest News
Taftan Volcano in southeastern Iran has nudged upward by about 3.5 inches (9 centimeters) in 10 months.
About Taftan Volcano
- It is a stratovolcano located in southeastern Iran, close to the border with Pakistan.
- It rises approximately 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) above sea level, making it the tallest mountain in southeastern Iran.
- The volcano contains two summits (Narkuh and Matherkuh).
- It hosts an active hydrothermal system and smelly, sulfur-emitting vents called fumaroles.
- It is the only active volcano in the Makran continental volcanic arc formed by the subduction of the Arabian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate.
- It isn’t known to have erupted in human history.
- Geologists estimate that its last major eruption occurred around 700,000 years ago, long before the emergence of Homo sapiens.
- Today, it still vents heat and gas through fumaroles near its summit, evidence that geothermal activity persists below.
Source: EARTH
Last updated on March, 2026
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