Volcanoes of the Pacific Ocean
Every volcano in Pacific Ocean in NOAA’s record and every significant eruption among them.
Pacific 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
- 37
- Significant eruptions
- 9
- Deaths counted
- 7
Every significant eruption
Newest first.
Every volcano
| Volcano | Type | Elevation | Last known eruption | Significant eruptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Seamount | Submarine | -39 m | BC (Holocene) | |
| Axial Seamount | Submarine volcano | -1,410 m | 1964 or later | |
| Banda Api | Caldera | 596 m | 1964 or later | 6 |
| Cleft Segment | Submarine volcano | -2,140 m | 1964 or later | |
| CoAxial Segment | Submarine | -2,400 m | 1964 or later | |
| Cobb Segment | Submarine volcano | -2,100 m | 1964 or later | |
| East Blanco Depression | Submarine | -3,000 m | ||
| Emperor of China | Submarine volcano | -2,850 m | ||
| Endeavour Segment | Submarine volcano | -2,050 m | 1964 or later | |
| Escanaba Segment | Submarine volcano | -1,700 m | BC (Holocene) | |
| Galapagos Rift | Submarine volcano | -2,430 m | 1964 or later | |
| Galapagos Rift | Submarine volcano | -2,430 m | 1900 to 1963 | |
| Hollister Ridge | Submarine volcano | -1,000 m | An uncertain Holocene eruption | |
| Hunter Island | Stratovolcano | 297 m | 1900 to 1963 | |
| Jackson Segment | Submarine | -3,100 m | ||
| Manuk | Stratovolcano | 257 m | Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption | |
| Matthew Island | Stratovolcano | 177 m | 1900 to 1963 | |
| Nieuwerkerk | Submarine volcano | -2,285 m | ||
| Nila | Stratovolcano | 781 m | 1964 or later | |
| North Gorda Ridge Segment | Submarine volcano | -3,000 m | 1900 to 1963 | |
| Northern EPR at 10.7°N | Submarine volcano | -2,900 m | 1964 or later | |
| Northern EPR at 16°N | Submarine volcano | -2,300 m | BC (Holocene) | |
| Northern EPR at 17°N | Submarine | -2,700 m | BC (Holocene) | |
| Northern EPR at 9.8°N | Submarine volcano | -2,500 m | 1964 or later | |
| Serua | Stratovolcano | 608 m | 1900 to 1963 | 1 |
| Southern EPR at 8°S | Submarine volcano | -2,800 m | 1900 to 1963 | |
| Southern EPR-Segment I | Submarine volcano | -2,600 m | 1900 to 1963 | |
| Southern EPR-Segment J | Submarine volcano | -2,650 m | 1800 to 1899 | |
| Southern EPR-Segment K | Submarine volcano | -2,566 m | 1900 to 1963 | |
| Teon | Stratovolcano | 728 m | 1900 to 1963 | 2 |
| Udintsev Transform | Submarine volcano | -5,700 m | An uncertain Holocene eruption | |
| Unnamed | Submarine volcano | -2,400 m | 1964 or later | |
| Unnamed | Submarine volcano | -2,533 m | ||
| Unnamed | Submarine volcano? | -2,533 m | An uncertain Holocene eruption | |
| Unnamed | Submarine volcano | -2,500 m | 1964 or later | |
| Unnamed | Submarine volcano | -1,000 m | ||
| Wetar | Stratovolcano | 282 m | 1500 to 1699 |
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.