Volcano profile

Solomon Islands

New Georgia at 8.9°S.

Name: New Georgia at 8.9°S
Address: SB

Volcano profile for New Georgia at 8.9°S 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: -240 m
Last documented eruption: Not available
Coordinates: -8.92°, 158.03°
GVP number: 255061

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Live map around New Georgia at 8.9°S

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Solomon Islands

New Georgia at 8.9°S

Stratovolcano

Elevation: -240 m
Last documented eruption: Not available

No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics

Coordinates: -8.92°, 158.03°
Volcanic region (GVP): Solomon Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting: Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
GVP: 255061

Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Profile

New Georgia at 8.9°S · Solomon Islands

Documented eruptions

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

No eruption history is available for this volcano in the included dataset.

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.

M 5.2WesternSep 14, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC · 36.5 kmSolomon Islands · Depth: 23 km

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Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

Gatokae AerodromeSolomon Islands · GTA · AGOK
27.7 kmStraight-line distance
Ramata AirportSolomon Islands · RBV · AGRM
93.8 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Sources & data dates

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New Georgia at 8.9°S.