Volcano profile

United Kingdom

Bristol Island.

Volcano profile for Bristol Island in United Kingdom, 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
1,100 m
Last documented eruption
2016
Coordinates
-59.017°, -26.533°
GVP number
390080

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No current eruption report

United Kingdom

Bristol Island

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,100 m
Last documented eruption
2016
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-59.017°, -26.533°
Volcanic region (GVP)
South Sandwich Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
390080
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Bristol Island · United Kingdom

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
24 Apr 201626 Jul 20161Confirmed eruption
11 Jan 195619 Jan 19563Confirmed eruption
27 Mar 1950Not available2Confirmed eruption
18 Dec 19361 Jan 19372Confirmed eruption
31 Dec 1935Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1823Not 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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Bristol Island · No current eruption report · 1,100 m

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC