Volcano profile

France / Vanuatu

Matthew Island.

Volcano profile for Matthew Island in France / 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
177 m
Last documented eruption
1956
Coordinates
-22.33°, 171.32°
GVP number
258010

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France / Vanuatu

Matthew Island

Stratovolcano

Elevation
177 m
Last documented eruption
1956
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-22.33°, 171.32°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Vanuatu Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
GVP
258010
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Matthew Island · France / Vanuatu

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
27 Nov 1976Not available?1Uncertain eruption
16 Aug 1966Not available—Uncertain eruption
11 Sep 19632 Jul 19640Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1956Uncertain datingNot available?0Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 1954Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1949Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 1828Not available—Uncertain 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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Matthew Island · No current eruption report · 177 m

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC