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Ulawun

Ulawun (Papua New Guinea) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 2,334 m above sea level. The GVP records 47 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2025.

Elevation
2,334 m
Last eruption
2025
Confirmed eruptions
47
Max VEI
4
Country
Papua New Guinea
Location
5.05° S, 151.33° 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
27 March 2025 7 April 2025 2 Observations: Reported
18 July 2023 31 December 2023 3 Observations: Reported
28 March 2023 28 March 2023 1 Observations: Reported
2 June 2022 2 June 2022 2 Observations: Reported
9 July 2021 29 November 2021 2 Observations: Reported
26 June 2019 5 October 2019 4 Observations: Reported
21 September 2018 12 October 2018 2 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
8 June 2018 8 June 2018 1 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
11 June 2017 3 November 2017 1 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
11 October 2016 18 November 2016 1 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
8 July 2013 21 December 2013 1 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
6 November 2012 11 December 2012 1 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
7 May 2012 31 May 2012 1 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
26 May 2010 27 May 2011 2 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
1 May 2007 1 May 2007 2 Observations: Reported
1 March 2006 18 January 2007 2 Observations: Reported
27 March 2005 9 August 2005 2 Observations: Reported
12 April 2004 14 April 2004 2 Observations: Reported
14 April 2003 10 October 2003 2 Observations: Reported
22 August 2002 3 November 2002 2 Observations: Reported
28 August 2001 28 August 2001 2 Observations: Reported
16 January 2001 3 May 2001 3 Summit and NNE flank · Observations: Reported
28 September 2000 1 November 2000 4 Observations: Reported
20 October 1999 20 October 1999 1 Observations: Reported
19 April 1994 16 June 1994 1 Observations: Reported
12 January 1993 31 January 1993 2 Observations: Reported
1 January 1989 16 December 1989 2 Observations: Reported
17 November 1985 22 November 1985 3 Observations: Reported
30 December 1984 27 January 1985 1 Observations: Reported
23 August 1984 11 September 1984 1 Observations: Reported
6 November 1983 13 March 1984 1 Observations: Reported
6 October 1980 7 October 1980 3 Observations: Reported
7 May 1978 14 May 1978 3 Summit, lower east flank · Observations: Reported
4 October 1973 19 October 1973 2 Observations: Reported
15 January 1970 11 February 1970 3 Observations: Reported
22 January 1967 28 December 1967 2 Observations: Reported
17 March 1963 2 May 1963 2 Observations: Reported
29 July 1960 16 November 1962 2 Observations: Reported
1 February 1958 — 2 Observations: Reported
26 January 1941 26 January 1941 2 Observations: Reported
16 July 1927 17 September 1927 2 Observations: Reported
28 May 1919 — 2 Observations: Reported
21 July 1918 — 2 Observations: Reported
16 April 1915 — 3 Observations: Reported
2 July 1898 — 3 Observations: Reported
2 July 1878 — 2 Observations: Reported
11 March 1700 — 2 Observations: Reported

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#252120)