Savo, Solomon Islands

Stratovolcano · 485 m (1,591 ft) · Solomon Is-SW Pacifi

Savo is a stratovolcano in the Solomon Islands, 485 m (1,591 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1800 to 1899. NOAA records 2 significant eruptions here, which killed 1,101 people where the toll is counted.

Savo on the map

Savo 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: 485 m (1,591 ft)
Country: Solomon Islands
Region: Solomon Is-SW Pacifi
Summit: 9.130° S, 159.820° E
Last known eruption: 1800 to 1899
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 255070

Significant eruptions

2 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near Savo 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.