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Indonesia

Gamalama.

Volcano profile for Gamalama in Indonesia, 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
1,714 m
Last documented eruption
2018
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 3 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
0.81°, 127.3322°
GVP number
268060

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No current eruption report

Indonesia

Gamalama

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,714 m
Last documented eruption
2018
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
0.81°, 127.3322°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Halmahera Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
268060
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Gamalama · Indonesia

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
4 Oct 20186 Oct 20181Confirmed eruption
3 Aug 20164 Aug 20161Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 20158 Sep 20152Confirmed eruption
18 Dec 201425 Dec 20142Confirmed eruption
15 Sep 201217 Sep 20121Confirmed eruption
5 Dec 201123 Dec 20112Confirmed eruption
10 May 2008Not available1Uncertain eruption
23 Aug 2007Not available1?Uncertain eruption
31 Jul 20032 Oct 20032Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1996Not available2?Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 199415 Oct 19942Confirmed eruption
6 May 199321 May 19932Confirmed eruption
15 Jun 199115 Jun 19911?Uncertain eruption
25 Apr 199026 Apr 19903?Confirmed eruption
12 Feb 198816 Mar 19882Confirmed eruption
9 Aug 198312 Aug 19833Confirmed eruption
4 Sep 198023 Sep 19802Confirmed eruption
31 Dec 19622 Jan 19632Confirmed eruption
8 Sep 19388 Sep 19382Confirmed eruption
12 Nov 1933Not available2Confirmed eruption
10 Nov 193213 Nov 19322Confirmed eruption
13 Apr 19236 May 19232Confirmed eruption
16 Aug 19184 Sep 19181Confirmed eruption
2 Sep 19116 Sep 19111Confirmed eruption
17 Nov 190720 Nov 19072Confirmed eruption
16 May 19004 Jun 19001Uncertain eruption
14 May 189828 May 18982Confirmed eruption
7 Sep 189724 Sep 18971Confirmed eruption
3 Aug 18964 Aug 18961Uncertain eruption
19 Dec 189519 Dec 18951Confirmed eruption
8 Dec 18849 Dec 18841Uncertain eruption
16 May 188416 May 18842Confirmed eruption
7 Aug 187125 Sep 18712Confirmed eruption
13 Nov 186810 Feb 18692Confirmed eruption
13 Mar 186813 Mar 18681Confirmed eruption
27 Dec 18642 Jan 18652Confirmed eruption
4 Jun 186425 Jun 18641Uncertain eruption
20 Jan 186417 Feb 18642Confirmed eruption
1 May 186316 Jun 18632Uncertain eruption
15 Jul 186216 Oct 18622Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 1860Not available1Uncertain eruption
16 Nov 185816 Sep 18591Uncertain eruption
27 Nov 184919 Nov 18502Confirmed eruption
7 Sep 18477 Sep 1847—Confirmed eruption
7 Feb 18477 Feb 18472Confirmed eruption
19 May 184619 May 18462Confirmed eruption
23 Apr 18453 Sep 18451Uncertain eruption
24 Mar 184414 Nov 18441Uncertain eruption
10 Apr 184327 May 18432Confirmed eruption
6 Oct 184231 Dec 18421Confirmed eruption
30 Mar 184120 Nov 18411Uncertain eruption
2 Feb 184029 Sep 18403Confirmed eruption
29 Jan 183926 Mar 18392Confirmed eruption
26 Feb 183816 May 18382Confirmed eruption
4 Jan 1835Not available2Confirmed eruption
15 Jun 1833Not available2Confirmed eruption
27 May 183127 Jun 18312Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1830Not available—Uncertain eruption
22 Aug 1821Not available1Uncertain eruption
27 Nov 181428 Nov 18142Confirmed eruption
7 Sep 18127 Sep 18122Confirmed eruption
1 Feb 181116 May 18112Confirmed eruption
1781Not available—Uncertain eruption
20 Aug 17756 Nov 17753Confirmed eruption
21 Oct 177322 Jan 17742Confirmed eruption
2 Feb 17737 Feb 17732Confirmed eruption
28 Aug 17719 Oct 17723Confirmed eruption
6 Jul 17709 Dec 17703Confirmed eruption
1763Not available2Confirmed eruption
1739Not available2Confirmed eruption
10 Mar 173713 Mar 17372Confirmed eruption
10 May 168711 May 16873^Confirmed eruption
Sep 168613 Oct 16862Confirmed eruption
31 Dec 1676Not available2Confirmed eruption
Jun 1659Not available2Confirmed eruption
31 Dec 1653Not available3^Confirmed eruption
15 Jun 164818 Jun 16482Confirmed eruption
15 Jun 1643Not available2?Uncertain eruption
29 Mar 1635Not available2Confirmed eruption
18 Jul 160819 Jul 16083Confirmed eruption
May 1605Not available2Confirmed eruption
31 Dec 1561Not available2Confirmed eruption
1538Not available3^Confirmed eruption
1510Uncertain datingNot available3^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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Gamalama · No current eruption report · 1,714 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Sultan Babullah AirportIndonesia · TTE · WAEE
    6.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

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Nearby places

TernateIndonesia · 6.2 km

SofifiIndonesia · 26.5 km

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

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC