Volcanoes of Afghanistan

Vakak Group, Afghanistan

Volcanic field · 3,190 m (10,466 ft)

Vakak Group is a volcanic field in Afghanistan, 3,190 m (10,466 ft) high. Its last known eruption: undated, but a probable Holocene eruption. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Vakak Group on the map

Vakak Group and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

  • Since 1964
  • 1900 to 1963
  • 1800s
  • AD 1 to 1799
  • Before AD 1, or undated

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The volcano

Type
Volcanic field
Elevation
3,190 m (10,466 ft)
Summit
34.250° N, 67.970° E
Last known eruption
Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Holocene activity known from
Holocene

Significant eruptions

NOAA records eruptions that killed, did damage, were very large, or set off a tsunami or earthquake.

None on record.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

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Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.