Volcano profile

France / Vanuatu

Hunter Island.

Volcano profile for Hunter 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
297 m
Last documented eruption
1903
Coordinates
-22.4°, 172.05°
GVP number
258020

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No current eruption report

France / Vanuatu

Hunter Island

Stratovolcano

Elevation
297 m
Last documented eruption
1903
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-22.4°, 172.05°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Vanuatu Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
GVP
258020
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Hunter Island · France / Vanuatu

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
2 Jul 1903Not available0Confirmed eruption
24 Nov 1895Not available—Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1892Not available—Uncertain eruption
15 Mar 1841Not available—Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1835Not available—Confirmed eruption
1797Not 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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Volcano at a glance

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Hunter Island · No current eruption report · 297 m

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

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