Loloru

Loloru (Papua New Guinea) is a complex volcano. It rises to 1,887 m above sea level. The GVP records 6 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1,050 BCE.

Elevation: 1,887 m
Last eruption: 1,050 BCE
Confirmed eruptions: 6
Max VEI: —
Country: Papua New Guinea
Location: 6.52° S, 155.62° E
Region (GVP): Bougainville Volcanic Arc
GVP type: Compound
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.

Start	End	VEI	Vent and dating
c. 1,050 BCE	—	?	Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
1,260 BCE ± 300 years	—	?	Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 2,150 BCE	—	?	Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 3,150 BCE	—	?	Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 4,150 BCE	—	?	Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
c. 6,950 BCE	—	?	Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#255030)