Volcanoes of Vanuatu

15 volcanoes · 18 significant eruptions on record

Every volcano in Vanuatu in NOAA’s record and every significant eruption among them.

Vanuatu’s volcanoes on the map

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 record

Volcanoes: 15
Significant eruptions: 18
Deaths counted: 238

Every significant eruption

Newest first.

Every volcano

Volcano	Type	Elevation	Last known eruption	Significant eruptions
Ambae	Shield volcano	1,496 m	1964 or later	5
Ambrym	Pyroclastic shield	1,334 m	1964 or later	4
Aneityum	Stratovolcano	852 m
East Epi	Stratovolcano	833 m	1964 or later	2
Gaua	Stratovolcano	729 m	1964 or later
Gemini-Oscostar	Submarine volcano	-33 m	1964 or later
Kuwae	Caldera	-2 m	1964 or later	2
Lopevi	Stratovolcano	1,413 m	1964 or later
Mere Lava	Stratovolcano	1,028 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Motlav	Stratovolcano	411 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
NE Shepherd Islands	Stratovolcano	216 m
Nguna-Emau	Stratovolcano	589 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Suretamatai	Complex volcano	921 m	1964 or later
Traitor's Head	Stratovolcano	817 m	1800 to 1899
Yasur	Stratovolcano	361 m	1964 or later	5

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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.