Kuwae, Vanuatu

Caldera · -2 m (-7 ft) · Vanuatu-SW Pacific

Kuwae is a caldera in Vanuatu, -2 m (-7 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 2 significant eruptions here.

Kuwae on the map

Kuwae 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: Caldera
Elevation: -2 m (-7 ft)
Country: Vanuatu
Region: Vanuatu-SW Pacific
Summit: 16.830° S, 168.523° E
Last known eruption: 1964 or later
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 257070

Significant eruptions

2 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.