Volcano profile

Samoa

Upolu.

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

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Shield volcano
Elevation
1,100 m
Last documented eruption
Not available
Coordinates
-13.935°, -171.72°
GVP number
244030

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No current eruption report

Samoa

Upolu

Shield volcano

Elevation
1,100 m
Last documented eruption
Not available
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-13.935°, -171.72°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Samoan Hotspot Volcano Group
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
244030
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Profile

Upolu · Samoa

Documented eruptions

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

No eruption history is available for this volcano in the included dataset.

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.

  • No recorded events in this selection.
Nearby earthquakes ↗

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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Upolu · No current eruption report · 1,100 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Faleolo International AirportSamoa · APW · NSFA
    33.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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Nearby places

ApiaSamoa · 12.4 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

Eruption reportedGreat SitkinUnited StatesStratovolcano · 1,740 m

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

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