Ulawun, Papua New Guinea

Stratovolcano · 2,334 m (7,657 ft) · New Britain-SW Pac

Ulawun is a stratovolcano in Papua New Guinea, 2,334 m (7,657 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 1 significant eruption here.

Ulawun on the map

Ulawun 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: 2,334 m (7,657 ft)
Country: Papua New Guinea
Region: New Britain-SW Pac
Summit: 5.050° S, 151.330° E
Last known eruption: 1964 or later
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 252120

Significant eruptions

1 on record, newest first.

June 26, 2019VEI 4 · $14 million

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.