Volcano profile

South Korea

Ulleungdo.

Volcano profile for Ulleungdo in South Korea, 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
984 m
Last documented eruption
2990 BCE
Coordinates
37.5°, 130.87°
GVP number
306030

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No current eruption report

South Korea

Ulleungdo

Stratovolcano

Elevation
984 m
Last documented eruption
2990 BCE
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
37.5°, 130.87°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Central East Asia Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
306030
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Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Ulleungdo · South Korea

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
2990 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
6450 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
8750 BCEUncertain datingNot available6Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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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Ulleungdo · No current eruption report · 984 m

Radius · 100 km

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Airports

  • Ulleung AirportSouth Korea
    5.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

Eruption reportedGreat SitkinUnited StatesStratovolcano · 1,740 m

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Oct 5, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC