Volcano profile

Papua New Guinea

Langila.

Volcano profile for Langila 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
1,330 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 3 highest recorded · latest VEI 2 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
-5.525°, 148.42°
GVP number
252010

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Papua New Guinea

Langila

Volcanic complex

Elevation
1,330 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-5.525°, 148.42°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Bismarck Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
252010
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Langila · Papua New Guinea

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
22 Oct 2015Uncertain dating16 Mar 20262Confirmed eruption
23 Oct 20131 Dec 2013—Uncertain eruption
1 Dec 20125 Dec 20121Confirmed eruption
21 Jul 201221 Jul 20120Uncertain eruption
28 Jul 201128 Jul 20110Uncertain eruption
16 Sep 200916 Feb 20102Confirmed eruption
9 Aug 20066 Jul 20082Confirmed eruption
19 Apr 200531 Mar 20062Confirmed eruption
24 Nov 200425 Dec 20042?Confirmed eruption
20 Jan 200427 Jan 20042?Confirmed eruption
25 May 20029 Apr 20032Confirmed eruption
24 Feb 197316 Oct 20003Confirmed eruption
26 Jan 19715 Jul 19722Confirmed eruption
20 May 197022 Sep 19702Confirmed eruption
29 Sep 196929 Sep 19692Confirmed eruption
19 Jan 196716 Jun 19682Confirmed eruption
4 Dec 196423 Sep 19662Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 196211 Aug 19632Confirmed eruption
19 Dec 196025 Sep 19612Confirmed eruption
21 Apr 19584 Jun 19582Confirmed eruption
25 Mar 195631 Mar 19562Confirmed eruption
1 Jun 195516 Jun 19552Confirmed eruption
15 Feb 195517 Feb 19552Confirmed eruption
18 May 195413 Nov 19543Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1942Uncertain datingNot available1?Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1907Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1900Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1890Not available0Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1884Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1878Not available2Confirmed eruption

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

Nearby earthquakes

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Langila · No current eruption report · 1,330 m

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Sources & data dates

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