Ambae, Vanuatu

Shield volcano · 1,496 m (4,908 ft) · Vanuatu-SW Pacific

Ambae is a shield volcano in Vanuatu, 1,496 m (4,908 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 5 significant eruptions here, which killed 204 people where the toll is counted.

Ambae on the map

Ambae 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: Shield volcano
Elevation: 1,496 m (4,908 ft)
Country: Vanuatu
Region: Vanuatu-SW Pacific
Summit: 15.389° S, 167.835° E
Last known eruption: 1964 or later
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 257030

Significant eruptions

5 on record, newest first.

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.