Volcano profile

Papua New Guinea

Manam.

Volcano profile for Manam in Papua New Guinea, 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
1,807 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · More about the VEI
Coordinates
-4.08°, 145.037°
GVP number
251020

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Papua New Guinea

Manam

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,807 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

Reporting period: Oct 8, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-4.08°, 145.037°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Bismarck Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
251020
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Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Manam · Papua New Guinea

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
10 Jun 2018Uncertain dating16 Mar 20264Confirmed eruption
29 Jun 20142 Sep 20174Confirmed eruption
10 Aug 201015 Dec 20133Confirmed eruption
24 Oct 200412 Dec 20094?Confirmed eruption
26 Oct 200328 Mar 20041Confirmed eruption
17 May 200323 May 20031Confirmed eruption
31 Oct 2002Not available2Confirmed eruption
13 Jan 200221 May 20023?Confirmed eruption
14 Jun 200125 Jun 20012Confirmed eruption
3 Jun 20004 Jun 20002Confirmed eruption
4 Mar 19749 Nov 19993Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 196525 Jan 19662Confirmed eruption
26 Nov 196316 Apr 19642Confirmed eruption
15 Feb 19638 May 19632Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 1962Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 196116 Sep 19612Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 195916 Dec 19602Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 195916 Jul 19592Confirmed eruption
8 Dec 195616 Aug 19583Confirmed eruption
16 May 195416 Jun 19542Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 195316 Aug 19532Confirmed eruption
1 Dec 194616 Sep 19473Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 19362 Jul 19393Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19322 Jul 19342Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 19261 Mar 19282Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1925Not available2?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1924Not available2?Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1923Not available2?Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1922Not available3?Confirmed eruption
5 Dec 192016 Mar 19212Confirmed eruption
11 Aug 1919Not available4Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1917Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1909Uncertain dating2 Jul 19142Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1907Not available—Uncertain eruption
26 Oct 190427 Oct 19043?Confirmed eruption
30 Apr 1904Not available—Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19012 Jul 1902—Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1899Uncertain datingNot available2?Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 18872 Jul 18952Confirmed eruption
16 May 1885Not available—Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1884Not available—Uncertain eruption
29 Oct 187713 Nov 18772Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1830Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Apr 1700Not available—Confirmed eruption
21 Apr 1643Not available2Confirmed eruption
6 Jul 1616Not available2?Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

Nearby earthquakes

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

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Manam · No current eruption report · 1,807 m

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC