Bam

Bam (Papua New Guinea) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 685 m above sea level. The GVP records 17 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1960.

Elevation: 685 m
Last eruption: 1960
Confirmed eruptions: 17
Max VEI: 3
Country: Papua New Guinea
Location: 3.61° S, 144.82° E
Region (GVP): Bismarck Volcanic Arc
GVP type: Stratovolcano
Tectonic setting: Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

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Other volcanoes and strong earthquakes within 300 km

Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

Start	End	VEI	Vent and dating
28 April 1960	6 July 1960	2	Observations: Reported
2 April 1959	31 October 1959	2	Observations: Reported
5 September 1958	10 September 1958	2	Observations: Reported
11 March 1958	19 April 1958	2	Observations: Reported
26 October 1957	26 October 1957	1	Observations: Reported
3 August 1954	2 January 1957	2	Observations: Reported
13 March 1947	—	2	Observations: Reported
2 July 1944	—	2	Observations: Reported
2 July 1924	—	2	Observations: Reported
18 September 1918	—	?	Observations: Reported
2 July 1913	—	?	Observations: Reported
19 April 1909	13 September 1909	2	Observations: Reported
12 July 1908	—	2	Observations: Reported
16 November 1907	—	2	Observations: Reported
13 November 1877	—	3	Observations: Reported
20 May 1874	—	2	Observations: Reported
2 July 1872 ± 4 years	—	3	Observations: Reported

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#251010)