Volcano profile

Solomon Islands

Kavachi.

Volcano profile for Kavachi in Solomon Islands, 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
-20 m
Last documented eruption
2014
Coordinates
-8.991°, 157.979°
GVP number
255060

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No current eruption report

Solomon Islands

Kavachi

Stratovolcano

Elevation
-20 m
Last documented eruption
2014
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-8.991°, 157.979°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Solomon Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
GVP
255060
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Kavachi · Solomon Islands

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
16 Mar 2020Uncertain dating24 Apr 2024—Uncertain eruption
29 Jan 201429 Jan 20141Confirmed eruption
2 Apr 20076 Apr 20071Confirmed eruption
15 Mar 2004Not available1Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 199916 Aug 20031Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 199916 May 19991Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1998Not available0Uncertain eruption
16 Jan 199717 Jan 19971Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

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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Kavachi · No current eruption report · -20 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Gatokae AerodromeSolomon Islands · GTA · AGOK
    37.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Ramata AirportSolomon Islands · RBV · AGRM
    98.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

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Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC