Volcano profile

Vanuatu

Nguna-Emau.

Volcano profile for Nguna-Emau 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
589 m
Last documented eruption
Not available
Coordinates
-17.4522°, 168.353°
GVP number
257081

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No current eruption report

Vanuatu

Nguna-Emau

Stratovolcano

Elevation
589 m
Last documented eruption
Not available
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-17.4522°, 168.353°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Vanuatu Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
GVP
257081
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Profile

Nguna-Emau · Vanuatu

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

No eruption history is available for this volcano in the included dataset.

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.

  • No recorded events in this selection.
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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Nguna-Emau · No current eruption report · 589 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Bauerfield International AirportVanuatu · VLI · NVVV
    27.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tongoa AirportVanuatu · TGH · NVST
    65.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Valesdir AirportVanuatu · VLS · NVSV
    75.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

Port VilaVanuatu · 31.9 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

Core data comes from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and USGS. Map layers and live aircraft are loaded from the sources identified on the page.

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC