Volcano profile

Undersea areas

Walvis Ridge at 33°S.

Volcano profile for Walvis Ridge at 33°S in Undersea areas, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Volcanic cone
Elevation
-1,200 m
Last documented eruption
2002
Coordinates
-32.958°, -5.22°
GVP number
385052

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No current eruption report

Undersea areas

Walvis Ridge at 33°S

Volcanic cone

Elevation
-1,200 m
Last documented eruption
2002
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-32.958°, -5.22°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Southern Atlantic Volcano Group
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
385052
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Walvis Ridge at 33°S · Undersea areas

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
24 Nov 200116 Mar 20020Confirmed 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.

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Volcano at a glance

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Walvis Ridge at 33°S · No current eruption report · -1,200 m

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

Eruption reportedGreat SitkinUnited StatesStratovolcano · 1,740 m

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