Volcano profile

Vanuatu

Gaua.

Volcano profile for Gaua in Vanuatu, 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
729 m
Last documented eruption
2022
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 3 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
-14.281°, 167.514°
GVP number
257020

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No current eruption report

Vanuatu

Gaua

Stratovolcano

Elevation
729 m
Last documented eruption
2022
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-14.281°, 167.514°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Vanuatu Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
GVP
257020
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Gaua · Vanuatu

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
3 May 20223 May 20221Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 202116 Nov 20211Confirmed eruption
17 Sep 201110 Oct 20111Confirmed eruption
27 Sep 200919 Jun 20102Confirmed eruption
18 Apr 198218 Apr 19822Confirmed eruption
9 Jul 19819 Jul 19811?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1980Not available1?Confirmed eruption
13 Apr 197713 Apr 19772Confirmed eruption
15 Jan 1976Not available2Confirmed eruption
9 Oct 197321 Jan 19742Confirmed eruption
12 May 197113 May 19712Confirmed eruption
22 Sep 1969Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19681 Dec 19682Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 1967Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1966Not available2Confirmed eruption
27 Sep 196530 Sep 19653Confirmed eruption
15 Sep 19639 Nov 19632Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 1962Not available2?Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 1875Uncertain datingNot available—Uncertain 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.

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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Gaua · No current eruption report · 729 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Sola AirportVanuatu · SLH · NVSC
    47.8 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