Volcanoes of the Pacific Ocean

Matthew Island, Pacific Ocean

Stratovolcano · 177 m (581 ft) · SW Pacific

Matthew Island is a stratovolcano in the Pacific Ocean, 177 m (581 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1900 to 1963. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Matthew Island on the map

Matthew 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
177 m (581 ft)
Region
SW Pacific
Summit
22.330° S, 171.320° E
Last known eruption
1900 to 1963
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
258010

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.

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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.