Volcano profile

Vanuatu

Ambrym.

Volcano profile for Ambrym 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
Pyroclastic shield
Elevation
1,334 m
Last documented eruption
2024
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 6 highest recorded · latest VEI 0 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
-16.25°, 168.12°
GVP number
257040

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No current eruption report

Vanuatu

Ambrym

Pyroclastic shield

Elevation
1,334 m
Last documented eruption
2024
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-16.25°, 168.12°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Vanuatu Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
GVP
257040
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Ambrym · Vanuatu

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
31 Oct 20242 Nov 20240Uncertain eruption
13 Jan 202416 Jan 20240Confirmed eruption
25 Jan 20222 Feb 20221Confirmed eruption
23 May 200817 Dec 20182Confirmed eruption
8 Nov 200627 Dec 20072Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 199616 Aug 20051Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 1994Not available1?Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 199016 Jul 19912Confirmed eruption
24 Apr 198923 Dec 19892Confirmed eruption
12 Feb 198823 Aug 19883Confirmed eruption
13 Nov 198619 Nov 19862Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19848 Mar 19862Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1983Not available2Confirmed eruption
20 Feb 198130 Sep 19812Confirmed eruption
16 May 198018 Aug 19803Confirmed eruption
6 Jun 197916 Sep 19792Confirmed eruption
26 Jan 197918 Feb 19792Confirmed eruption
16 Aug 197730 Sep 19772Confirmed eruption
20 Jan 197728 Jan 19772Confirmed eruption
15 Apr 197314 Oct 19763Confirmed eruption
15 Apr 197215 Aug 19723Confirmed eruption
3 Feb 19715 Nov 19712Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 196729 Aug 19702Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 196416 Sep 19662Confirmed eruption
30 Aug 196323 Sep 19632Confirmed eruption
15 Aug 19613 Apr 19633Confirmed eruption
17 Sep 1960Not available1?Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 1959Not available2Confirmed eruption
18 Nov 1958Not available2?Confirmed eruption
26 Aug 195716 Oct 19571?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1955Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1954Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 May 195313 Oct 19532Confirmed eruption
10 Aug 195226 Dec 19522Confirmed eruption
6 Dec 195025 Nov 19514+Confirmed eruption
6 Jun 1942Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1938Not available2Confirmed eruption
27 Mar 193716 Apr 19372Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 193516 Jan 19362Confirmed eruption
28 Jun 19291 Jul 19292Confirmed eruption
27 Jan 192727 Jan 1927—Confirmed eruption
20 Oct 1915Not available2Confirmed eruption
14 Oct 19132 Jul 19143Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1912Not available—Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1910Not available0?Confirmed eruption
28 Jul 1909Not available2?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1908Not available2?Confirmed eruption
26 Mar 1898Not available1?Confirmed eruption
15 Oct 189410 Feb 18953Confirmed eruption
24 Feb 188816 Apr 18882Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 1886Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1884Not available2?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1883Not available2Confirmed eruption
3 May 1875Not available—Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1871Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1870Not available—Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 18632 Jul 18642Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1820Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1774Not available2Confirmed eruption
50Uncertain datingNot available6+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.

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Ambrym · No current eruption report · 1,334 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Craig Cove AirportVanuatu · CCV · NVSF
    21.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tavie AirportVanuatu · PBJ · NVSI
    23.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Lamen Bay AirportVanuatu · LNB · NVSM
    37.4 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Sources & data dates

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