Soufriere Hills, Montserrat

Stratovolcano · 915 m (3,002 ft) · W Indies

Soufriere Hills is a stratovolcano in Montserrat, 915 m (3,002 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 6 significant eruptions here, which killed 24 people where the toll is counted.

Soufriere Hills on the map

Soufriere Hills 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: 915 m (3,002 ft)
Country: Montserrat
Region: W Indies
Summit: 16.720° N, 62.180° W
Last known eruption: 1964 or later
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 360050

Significant eruptions

6 on record, newest first.

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.