March 2007 Eruption of Manam
Manam in Papua New Guinea erupted in March 2007 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. The eruption killed 4 people.
Where it erupted
Manam, Papua New Guinea, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- March 2007
- Volcano
- Manam, stratovolcano
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 4, large (eruption column 10 to 25 km)
- Killed by
- Mudflows and lahars
- Location
- 4.080° S, 145.037° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 1
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Four people were killed and one injured from an "ash-and-mud avalanche" in a valley on the northern part of the island. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Manam
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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. NCEI event 6186.