Calderas

Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell (Papua New Guinea) is a caldera. It rises to 1,544 m above sea level. The GVP records 2 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1580.

Elevation
1,544 m
Last eruption
1580
Confirmed eruptions
2
Max VEI
6
Country
Papua New Guinea
Location
6.09° S, 155.23° E
Region (GVP)
Bougainville Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Caldera
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
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.

StartEndVEIVent and dating
1580 ± 19 years — 6 Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
1032 ± 23 years — 5 Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#255011)