Volcano profile

Vanuatu

Ambae.

Volcano profile for Ambae 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
Shield volcano
Elevation
1,496 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 3 highest recorded · latest VEI 2 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
-15.389°, 167.835°
GVP number
257030

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No current eruption report

Vanuatu

Ambae

Shield volcano

Elevation
1,496 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-15.389°, 167.835°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Vanuatu Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
GVP
257030
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Ambae · Vanuatu

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
24 Nov 2025Uncertain dating24 Mar 20262Confirmed eruption
29 Jun 202430 Jun 20242Confirmed eruption
11 Dec 202321 Dec 20232Confirmed eruption
20 Feb 202328 May 20232Confirmed eruption
5 Dec 202115 Aug 20221Confirmed eruption
6 Sep 201730 Oct 20183Confirmed eruption
18 Aug 201619 Aug 2016—Uncertain eruption
4 Jun 201110 Jul 20111Confirmed eruption
27 Nov 200516 Feb 20062Confirmed eruption
2 Mar 19953 Mar 19952Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1915Uncertain datingNot available—Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1870Uncertain datingNot available2?Confirmed eruption
1670Uncertain datingNot available2?Confirmed eruption
1530Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed 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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Ambae · No current eruption report · 1,496 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Walaha AirportVanuatu · WLH · NVSW
    15.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Longana AirportVanuatu · LOD · NVSG
    16.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Sara AirportVanuatu · SSR · NVSH
    35.2 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

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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