Stratovolcanoes · erupting

Manam

Manam (Papua New Guinea) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 1,807 m above sea level. The GVP records 41 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2026. An eruption is continuing.

Elevation
1,807 m
Last eruption
2026
Confirmed eruptions
41
Max VEI
4
Country
Papua New Guinea
Location
4.08° S, 145.04° E
Region (GVP)
Bismarck Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Stratovolcano
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type
Basalt / Picro-Basalt

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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
10 June 2018 continuing 4 Southern and Main Craters · Observations: Reported
29 June 2014 2 September 2017 4 Southern and Main craters · Observations: Reported
10 August 2010 15 December 2013 3 South Crater, Main Crater · Observations: Reported
24 October 2004 12 December 2009 4 South Crater, Main Crater · Observations: Reported
26 October 2003 28 March 2004 1 Main Crater · Observations: Reported
17 May 2003 23 May 2003 1 Main Crater · Observations: Reported
31 October 2002 — 2 Observations: Reported
13 January 2002 21 May 2002 3 South Crater · Observations: Reported
14 June 2001 25 June 2001 2 Observations: Reported
3 June 2000 4 June 2000 2 South Crater · Observations: Reported
4 March 1974 9 November 1999 3 South Crater, Main Crater · Observations: Reported
2 July 1965 25 January 1966 2 South Crater · Observations: Reported
26 November 1963 16 April 1964 2 South Crater · Observations: Reported
15 February 1963 8 May 1963 2 South Crater · Observations: Reported
16 April 1962 — 2 South Crater · Observations: Reported
16 July 1961 16 September 1961 2 South Crater · Observations: Reported
16 December 1959 16 December 1960 2 Main Crater, South Crater · Observations: Reported
16 June 1959 16 July 1959 2 South Crater · Observations: Reported
8 December 1956 16 August 1958 3 South Crater, Main Crater · Observations: Reported
16 May 1954 16 June 1954 2 Observations: Reported
16 April 1953 16 August 1953 2 Observations: Reported
1 December 1946 16 September 1947 3 South Crater · Observations: Reported
16 September 1936 2 July 1939 3 Main Crater, South Crater · Observations: Reported
2 July 1932 2 July 1934 2 Observations: Reported
16 March 1926 1 March 1928 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1925 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1922 — 3 Observations: Reported
5 December 1920 16 March 1921 2 Observations: Reported
11 August 1919 — 4 South Crater, Main Crater · Observations: Reported
2 July 1917 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1909 2 July 1914 2 Observations: Reported
26 October 1904 27 October 1904 3 Observations: Reported
30 April 1904 — ? Observations: Reported
2 July 1899 ± 1 year — 2 Main Crater, South Crater · Observations: Reported
16 June 1887 2 July 1895 2 Observations: Reported
16 May 1885 — ? Observations: Reported
29 October 1877 13 November 1877 2 South Crater · Observations: Reported
2 July 1830 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 April 1700 — ? South Crater · Observations: Reported
21 April 1643 — 2 Observations: Reported
6 July 1616 — 2 Observations: Reported

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#251020)