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
Coordinates
-16.25°, 168.12°
GVP number
257040

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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

Latest catalogue records. 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 available?1Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 199016 Jul 19912Confirmed eruption

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.

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Volcano at a glance

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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: 2026-09-21

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Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC