Volcano profile

Australia

McDonald Islands.

Volcano profile for McDonald Islands 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
Volcanic complex
Elevation
263 m
Last documented eruption
2005
Coordinates
-53.0394°, 72.595°
GVP number
234011

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No current eruption report

Australia

McDonald Islands

Volcanic complex

Elevation
263 m
Last documented eruption
2005
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-53.0394°, 72.595°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Kerguelen Hotspot Volcano Group
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
234011
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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McDonald Islands · Australia

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
12 Jul 2005Not available0Confirmed eruption
14 Nov 200414 Nov 2004?1Uncertain eruption
3 May 2001Not available?1Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 199610 Feb 1997?1Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 1992Not available0Confirmed 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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Volcano at a glance

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McDonald Islands · No current eruption report · 263 m

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

Eruption reportedGreat SitkinUnited StatesStratovolcano · 1,740 m

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