Volcano profile

Vanuatu

Kuwae.

Volcano profile for Kuwae 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
Caldera
Elevation
-2 m
Last documented eruption
1974
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 3 highest recorded · latest VEI 0 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
-16.8304°, 168.5227°
GVP number
257070

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No current eruption report

Vanuatu

Kuwae

Caldera

Elevation
-2 m
Last documented eruption
1974
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-16.8304°, 168.5227°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Vanuatu Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
GVP
257070
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Kuwae · Vanuatu

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
20 Aug 1980Not available0Uncertain eruption
16 Sep 1979Not available0Uncertain eruption
1 Feb 1977Not available0Uncertain eruption
4 Feb 197416 Sep 19740Confirmed eruption
5 May 197316 Oct 19730Uncertain eruption
5 Mar 197215 May 19720Uncertain eruption
22 Feb 197122 Feb 19712Confirmed eruption
12 Sep 197020 Sep 19700Uncertain eruption
18 Sep 195920 Sep 19592Confirmed eruption
7 Oct 195818 Dec 19582?Confirmed eruption
12 Feb 1953Not available1?Confirmed eruption
3 Oct 19523 Oct 19521Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 194916 Dec 19493Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 1949Not available3Confirmed eruption
22 Sep 194829 Sep 19482Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19232 Jul 19252?Confirmed eruption
25 May 18972 Jul 19011Confirmed eruption
1425Uncertain 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.

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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Kuwae · No current eruption report · -2 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Tongoa AirportVanuatu · TGH · NVST
    7.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Valesdir AirportVanuatu · VLS · NVSV
    37.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Lamen Bay AirportVanuatu · LNB · NVSM
    47.4 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