McDonald Islands, Indian Ocean
McDonald Islands is a complex volcano in the Indian Ocean, 230 m (755 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records no significant eruption here.
McDonald Islands on the map
McDonald Islands 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
The volcano
- Type
- Complex volcano
- Elevation
- 230 m (755 ft)
- Country
- Indian Ocean
- Region
- Indian O-S
- Summit
- 53.030° S, 72.600° E
- Last known eruption
- 1964 or later
- Holocene activity known from
- Historical
- Smithsonian volcano number
- 234011
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.
Earthquakes near McDonald IslandsAsh advisories and webcams 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.