Sakar, Papua New Guinea

Stratovolcano · 992 m (3,255 ft) · New Guinea-NE of

Sakar is a stratovolcano in Papua New Guinea, 992 m (3,255 ft) high. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Sakar on the map

Sakar 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: 992 m (3,255 ft)
Country: Papua New Guinea
Region: New Guinea-NE of
Summit: 5.414° S, 148.094° E
Last known eruption: Unknown
Holocene activity known from: Holocene
Smithsonian volcano number: 251080

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 Sakar Volcanic ash advisories 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.