Volcano profile
Volcano profile for Deception Island in Antarctica, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.
Live map
Official VAAC areas. Observations and forecasts have separate valid times.
NOAA-20 / VIIRS · detections within 20 km of catalogue volcanoes. A heat source does not confirm an eruption.
NOAA-20 / OMPS · total SO₂ column in Dobson units (DU), assuming a plume altitude of 3 km.
Total SO₂ columns show neither an individual volcano’s daily emission rate nor directly the concentration at ground level.
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Antarctica
Caldera
No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.
Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program
This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.
Profile
All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.
| Start | End | VEI | Report status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1987 | Not available | — | Uncertain eruption |
| 29 Sep 1972 | 29 Sep 1972 | — | Uncertain eruption |
| 12 Aug 1970 | Not available | 3 | Confirmed eruption |
| 21 Feb 1969 | 16 Mar 1969 | 3 | Confirmed eruption |
| 4 Dec 1967 | 7 Dec 1967 | 3 | Confirmed eruption |
| 2 Jul 1912Uncertain dating | Not available | 3? | Confirmed eruption |
| 2 Jul 1871Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 16 Feb 1842 | Not available | 2 | Confirmed eruption |
| 2 Jul 1839Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Uncertain eruption |
| 2 Jul 1827Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 2 Jul 1800Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1641Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1500Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1200Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 900Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 600Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 100Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 100 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 250 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 550 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 700 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 750 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 800 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1550 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 2750 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 3250 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 6750 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13
Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.
QuakeMap24
Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.
QuakeMap24
Core data comes from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and USGS. Map layers and live aircraft are loaded from the sources identified on the page.
This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.
Report status: No current eruption report
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC
Live aircraft · 50 km · Open Data Commons ODbL 1.0
