Volcano profile

Papua New Guinea

Long Island.

Volcano profile for Long Island 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
Volcanic complex
Elevation
1,263 m
Last documented eruption
1993
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 6 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
-5.3144°, 147.105°
GVP number
251050

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No current eruption report

Papua New Guinea

Long Island

Volcanic complex

Elevation
1,263 m
Last documented eruption
1993
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-5.3144°, 147.105°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Bismarck Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
251050
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Long Island · Papua New Guinea

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
3 Nov 199325 Nov 19931Confirmed eruption
2 Jan 1976Not available1Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 197328 Feb 19742Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 196812 Jun 19682Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1961Not available—Uncertain eruption
5 Jun 195513 Jun 19553Confirmed eruption
8 May 19537 Jan 19543Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1943Not available—Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1938Not available—Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1933Not available—Confirmed eruption
1660Uncertain datingNot available6Confirmed eruption
2040 BCEUncertain datingNot available6Confirmed 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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Volcano at a glance

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Long Island · No current eruption report · 1,263 m

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Sources & data dates

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