Volcano profile

Solomon Islands

Savo.

Volcano profile for Savo 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
455 m
Last documented eruption
1847
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 3 highest recorded · More about the VEI
Coordinates
-9.1324°, 159.8119°
GVP number
255070

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No current eruption report

Solomon Islands

Savo

Stratovolcano

Elevation
455 m
Last documented eruption
1847
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-9.1324°, 159.8119°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Solomon Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
GVP
255070
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Savo · Solomon Islands

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
2 Jul 1865Uncertain datingNot available—Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1835Uncertain dating2 Jul 18473?Confirmed eruption
1650Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1568Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed 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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Savo · No current eruption report · 455 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Honiara International AirportSolomon Islands · HIR · AGGH
    42.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Yandina AirportSolomon Islands · XYA · AGGY
    65.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

NggosiSolomon Islands · 35.3 km

HoniaraSolomon Islands · 36.7 km

TandaiSolomon Islands · 37.9 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

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Sources & data dates

Core data comes from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and USGS. Map layers and live aircraft are loaded from the sources identified on the page.

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

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