Volcano · Papua New Guinea
Manam
An island volcano whose eruptions have forced evacuations.
Status right now
No current reports
Manam is not in the latest Smithsonian weekly report or the GDACS volcano alerts. That usually means it is quiet, but not every change is reported straight away. For official alerts, follow the local volcano observatory.
Checked 5 Nov 2026, 01:30 UTC.
Key facts
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Region
- Pacific
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Summit
- 1,807 m (5,928 ft)
- Coordinates
- 4.080° S, 145.037° E
- Smithsonian number
- 251020
What kind of volcano is it?
Manam is a stratovolcano. A stratovolcano is a tall, steep cone built from layers of lava, ash and rock from many eruptions. Its sticky magma traps gas, so eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns and fast-moving pyroclastic flows.
Eruption history
| Date | VEI | Deaths | Also |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan 2019 | 4 | – | – |
| 28 Jun 2019 | 4 | – | – |
| 25 Aug 2018 | 4 | – | – |
| 31 Jul 2015 | 4 | – | – |
| Mar 2007 | 4 | 4 | – |
| 27 Jan 2005 | 4 | 1 | – |
| 24 Oct 2004 | 4 | 5 | – |
| 3 Dec 1996 | 3 | 13 | – |
| 1899 | 2 | 2 | – |
9 significant eruptions near Manam in NOAA's Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database, which lists eruptions that caused deaths, damage or a tsunami, or were VEI 6 or larger. VEI is the Volcanic Explosivity Index, from 0 to 8.
Nearby volcanoes
- UlawunPapua New Guinea · 706 km
- BaganaPapua New Guinea · 1,148 km
- DukonoIndonesia · 2,010 km
- IbuIndonesia · 2,031 km
- LewotobiIndonesia · 2,509 km
- Ahyi SeamountUnited States (Mariana Is.) · 2,724 km
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