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France

Macdonald.

Volcano profile for Macdonald in France, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Shield volcano
Elevation
-39 m
Last documented eruption
1989
Coordinates
-28.98°, -140.25°
GVP number
333060

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France

Macdonald

Shield volcano

Elevation
-39 m
Last documented eruption
1989
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-28.98°, -140.25°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Austral-Cook Hotspot Volcano Group
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
333060
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Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Macdonald · France

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
4 Jun 198728 Jan 19890Confirmed eruption
16 May 19862 Aug 19860Confirmed eruption
27 Oct 19833 Jan 19840Confirmed eruption
14 Mar 198321 May 19830Confirmed eruption
1 Mar 19826 Jun 19820Confirmed eruption
10 Nov 198015 Feb 19810Confirmed eruption
12 Feb 198013 Feb 19800Confirmed eruption
30 Sep 197930 Sep 19790Confirmed 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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Macdonald · No current eruption report · -39 m

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