Volcanoes of the Indian Ocean

Amsterdam Island, Indian Ocean

Stratovolcano · 881 m (2,890 ft) · Indian O-S

Amsterdam Island is a stratovolcano in the Indian Ocean, 881 m (2,890 ft) high. Its last known eruption: undated, but a probable Holocene eruption. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Amsterdam Island on the map

Amsterdam Island 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
Stratovolcano
Elevation
881 m (2,890 ft)
Region
Indian O-S
Summit
37.830° S, 77.520° E
Last known eruption
Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Holocene activity known from
Holocene
Smithsonian volcano number
234001

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.

Earthquakes near Amsterdam IslandAsh advisories and webcams on the live map

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.