Volcano profile

Fiji

Taveuni.

Volcano profile for Taveuni in Fiji, 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
1,241 m
Last documented eruption
1550
Coordinates
-16.8412°, -179.9644°
GVP number
245010

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No current eruption report

Fiji

Taveuni

Shield volcano

Elevation
1,241 m
Last documented eruption
1550
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-16.8412°, -179.9644°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Fiji Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
GVP
245010
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Taveuni · Fiji

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
1550Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1420Uncertain datingNot available0Confirmed eruption
1350Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
1160Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
1020Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
880Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
770Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
640Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed 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.

  • No recorded events in this selection.
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Volcano at a glance

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Taveuni · No current eruption report · 1,241 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Matei AirportFiji · TVU · NFNM
    19.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Savusavu AirportFiji · SVU · NFNS
    74.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Labasa AirportFiji · LBS · NFNL
    85.0 kmStraight-line distance

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

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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