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
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 2 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
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

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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

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. 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
4 May 199116 Sep 19912Confirmed eruption
5 Jul 198623 Jul 19861Confirmed eruption
9 Dec 198528 Feb 19861Confirmed eruption
7 Apr 19822 Jun 19822Confirmed eruption
15 Sep 1981Not available0Uncertain eruption
7 Oct 198025 Feb 19811Confirmed eruption
21 Jun 197822 Jul 19782Confirmed eruption
17 Jul 197722 Jul 19771Confirmed eruption
22 Feb 1977Not available1Confirmed eruption
24 Aug 197613 Oct 19761Confirmed eruption
16 Aug 1975Not available1Confirmed eruption
12 Nov 197412 Dec 19741Confirmed eruption
24 Oct 1972Not available0Confirmed eruption
28 Oct 19696 Feb 19702Confirmed eruption
19 Mar 196622 Mar 19662Confirmed eruption
11 Dec 196513 Dec 19652Confirmed eruption
14 Dec 196331 Jan 19642Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 196216 Feb 19622Confirmed eruption
28 Mar 1961Not available2Confirmed eruption
21 Nov 19582 Dec 19580Confirmed eruption
8 Feb 1957Not available0Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 195231 Jan 19532Confirmed eruption
1 Dec 1951Not available2Confirmed eruption
1 Dec 1950Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1942Uncertain datingNot available1Confirmed eruption
30 Apr 1939Not available2Confirmed 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.

  • No recorded events in this selection.
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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: 2026-11-13

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC