Volcano profile

Antarctica

Deception Island.

Volcano profile for Deception Island 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
Caldera
Elevation
602 m
Last documented eruption
1970
Coordinates
-62.9567°, -60.6367°
GVP number
390030

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Antarctica

Deception Island

Caldera

Elevation
602 m
Last documented eruption
1970
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-62.9567°, -60.6367°
Volcanic region (GVP)
South Shetlands Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
390030
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Deception Island · Antarctica

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
23 Jul 1987Not available—Uncertain eruption
29 Sep 197229 Sep 1972—Uncertain eruption
12 Aug 1970Not available3Confirmed eruption
21 Feb 196916 Mar 19693Confirmed eruption
4 Dec 19677 Dec 19673Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1912Uncertain datingNot available?3Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1871Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 1842Not 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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Deception Island · No current eruption report · 602 m

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC