Volcano profile

Antarctica

Erebus.

Volcano profile for Erebus in Antarctica, 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
3,794 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Coordinates
-77.53°, 167.17°
GVP number
390020

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Antarctica

Erebus

Stratovolcano

Elevation
3,794 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-77.53°, 167.17°
Volcanic region (GVP)
McMurdo Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
390020
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Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Erebus · Antarctica

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
16 Dec 1972Uncertain dating17 Mar 20262Confirmed eruption
3 Jan 1972Not available1Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 1963Not available0Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19572 Jul 1958—Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1955Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 1947Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Aug 1915Not available2Confirmed eruption
22 Mar 1915Not available2Confirmed 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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Erebus · No current eruption report · 3,794 m

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