Volcano profile

Australia

Heard.

Volcano profile for Heard in Australia, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2,745 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Coordinates
-53.106°, 73.513°
GVP number
234010

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Australia

Heard

Stratovolcano

Elevation
2,745 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-53.106°, 73.513°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Kerguelen Hotspot Volcano Group
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
234010
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Heard · Australia

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
5 Sep 2012Uncertain dating16 Mar 20260Confirmed eruption
11 Mar 20063 Mar 20080Confirmed eruption
9 Jun 200314 Jun 20040Confirmed eruption
7 Mar 200016 Feb 20012Confirmed eruption
2 Jan 1993Not available?2Confirmed eruption
29 May 1992Not available0Confirmed eruption
17 Jan 199218 Jan 1992—Uncertain eruption
14 Jan 198516 Jan 1987?2Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Heard · No current eruption report · 2,745 m

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

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Eruption reportedGreat SitkinUnited StatesStratovolcano · 1,740 m

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Oct 5, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC