Volcano profile

United Kingdom

Montagu Island.

Volcano profile for Montagu Island in United Kingdom, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Shield volcano
Elevation
1,370 m
Last documented eruption
2007
Coordinates
-58.445°, -26.374°
GVP number
390081

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No current eruption report

United Kingdom

Montagu Island

Shield volcano

Elevation
1,370 m
Last documented eruption
2007
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-58.445°, -26.374°
Volcanic region (GVP)
South Sandwich Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
390081
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Profile

Montagu Island · United Kingdom

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
1 Oct 200120 Sep 2007?1Confirmed eruption
1 Sep 1996Not available?1Uncertain 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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Montagu Island · No current eruption report · 1,370 m

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Sources & data dates

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