Volcanoes of the Indian Ocean
Every volcano in Indian Ocean in NOAA’s record and every significant eruption among them.
Indian Ocean’s volcanoes on the map
Colored by when each last erupted.
- Since 1964
- 1900 to 1963
- 1800s
- AD 1 to 1799
- Before AD 1, or undated
The record
- Volcanoes
- 9
- Significant eruptions
- 0
- Deaths counted
- 0
Every volcano
| Volcano | Type | Elevation | Last known eruption | Significant eruptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam Island | Stratovolcano | 881 m | Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption | |
| Ile Aux Cochons | Stratovolcano | 775 m | Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption | |
| Ile de la Possession | Stratovolcano | 934 m | Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption | |
| McDonald Islands | Complex volcano | 230 m | 1964 or later | |
| Ormus Islands | Submarine volcano | 0 m | 1900 to 1963 | |
| Prince Edward Island | Shield volcano | 672 m | Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption | |
| St. Paul | Stratovolcano | 268 m | 1700 to 1799 | |
| Unnamed | Submarine volcano | 0 m | ||
| Unnamed | Submarine volcano | 0 m |
By country
- Afghanistan2
- Algeria4
- American Samoa1
- Antarctica37
- Arctic Ocean2
- Argentina35
- Armenia5
- Atlantic Ocean13
- Australia2
- Bolivia11
- Bouvet Island1
- Cameroon5
- Canada23
- Cape Verde3
- Chad5
- Chile88
- China14
- Colombia14
- Comoros2
- Costa Rica10
- Democratic Republic of the Congo5
- Djibouti2
- Dominica5
- Ecuador36
- El Salvador22
- Equatorial Guinea3
- Eritrea6
- Ethiopia58
- Fiji3
- France6
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands2
- Georgia4
- Germany1
- Greece5
- Grenada1
- Guadeloupe1
- Guatemala22
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands1
- Honduras4
- Iceland44
- India2
- Indian Ocean9
- Indonesia136
- Iran8
- Italy15
- Jan Mayen1
- Japan113
- Kenya22
- Libya2
- Madagascar5
- Malaysia1
- Mali1
- Martinique1
- Mexico41
- Mongolia5
- Montserrat1
- Myanmar3
- Netherlands5
- New Zealand31
- Nicaragua19
- Nigeria1
- North Korea3
- Pacific Ocean37
- Panama2
- Papua New Guinea54
- Peru16
- Philippines49
- Portugal14
- Reunion1
- Russia170
- Rwanda1
- Saint Kitts and Nevis1
- Saint Lucia1
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
- Samoa2
- Sao Tome and Principe1
- Saudi Arabia10
- Solomon Islands8
- South Africa1
- South Korea2
- Spain8
- Sudan5
- Syria6
- Taiwan7
- Tanzania10
- Tonga22
- Trinidad and Tobago1
- Turkey13
- Uganda7
- United Kingdom1
- United States191
- Vanuatu15
- Vietnam6
- Wallis and Futuna1
- Yemen11
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.