Balbi, Papua New Guinea

Stratovolcano · 2,715 m (8,907 ft) · Bougainville-SW Paci

Balbi is a stratovolcano in Papua New Guinea, 2,715 m (8,907 ft) high. Its last known eruption: undated, but a probable Holocene eruption. NOAA records 1 significant eruption here.

Balbi on the map

Balbi 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: 2,715 m (8,907 ft)
Country: Papua New Guinea
Region: Bougainville-SW Paci
Summit: 5.916° S, 155.001° E
Last known eruption: Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Holocene activity known from: Holocene
Smithsonian volcano number: 255010

Significant eruptions

1 on record, newest first.

1825Deaths: many

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near Balbi Volcanic ash advisories 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.