Umboi, Papua New Guinea

Complex volcano · 1,335 m (4,380 ft) · New Guinea-NE of

Umboi is a complex volcano in Papua New Guinea, 1,335 m (4,380 ft) high. Its last known eruption: undated, but a probable Holocene eruption. NOAA records 1 significant eruption here.

Umboi on the map

Umboi 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: Complex volcano
Elevation: 1,335 m (4,380 ft)
Country: Papua New Guinea
Region: New Guinea-NE of
Summit: 5.592° S, 147.892° E
Last known eruption: Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Holocene activity known from: Holocene
Smithsonian volcano number: 251060

Significant eruptions

1 on record, newest first.

April 17, 1857Deaths: some · tsunami

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.