Volcano profile

Vanuatu

Lopevi.

Volcano profile for Lopevi 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
1,413 m
Last documented eruption
2007
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 3 highest recorded · latest VEI 2 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
-16.507°, 168.346°
GVP number
257050

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No current eruption report

Vanuatu

Lopevi

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,413 m
Last documented eruption
2007
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-16.507°, 168.346°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Vanuatu Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
GVP
257050
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Lopevi · Vanuatu

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
1 Dec 201415 Dec 2014—Uncertain eruption
24 Feb 200824 Feb 20082Uncertain eruption
21 Apr 200714 May 20072Confirmed eruption
27 Oct 20051 Aug 20062Confirmed eruption
30 Jan 200531 Mar 20052Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 200416 Sep 20042Confirmed eruption
8 Jun 200316 Jun 20033Confirmed eruption
8 Jun 200119 Jun 20013Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 199825 Apr 20003Confirmed eruption
24 Oct 198225 Oct 19822Confirmed eruption
15 Apr 198020 Aug 19803Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 197912 Sep 19792Confirmed eruption
22 Nov 197816 Mar 19792Confirmed eruption
1 May 19765 Sep 19761Confirmed eruption
6 Mar 197523 Jun 19752Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 19747 Oct 19742Confirmed eruption
9 May 19707 Aug 19722Confirmed eruption
27 Jan 196731 Mar 19693Confirmed eruption
7 Jul 19632 Jul 19653Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 196216 Jul 19620Confirmed eruption
10 Jul 196016 Sep 19603Confirmed eruption
1 Nov 1939Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Feb 1939Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1933Not available—Confirmed eruption
28 Jun 19221 Jul 19222Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1908Not available2Confirmed eruption
3 Jun 189824 Jul 18982?Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 18922 Jul 18932?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18832 Jul 1884—Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1874Not available2Confirmed eruption
9 Jun 1864Not available3Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1863Not available2Confirmed 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.

Lopevi · No current eruption report · 1,413 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Tavie AirportVanuatu · PBJ · NVSI
    14.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Lamen Bay AirportVanuatu · LNB · NVSM
    21.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Valesdir AirportVanuatu · VLS · NVSV
    36.8 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, 3:38 PM UTC