Volcano · Papua New Guinea
Ulawun
The highest volcano in the Bismarck arc.
Status right now
No current reports
Ulawun 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 4 Nov 2026, 22:37 UTC.
Key facts
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Region
- Pacific
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Summit
- 2,334 m (7,657 ft)
- Coordinates
- 5.050° S, 151.330° E
- Smithsonian number
- 252120
What kind of volcano is it?
Ulawun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2019 | 4 | – | – |
1 significant eruption near Ulawun 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
- BaganaPapua New Guinea · 445 km
- ManamPapua New Guinea · 706 km
- AmbrymVanuatu · 2,215 km
- YasurVanuatu · 2,538 km
- DukonoIndonesia · 2,709 km
- IbuIndonesia · 2,731 km
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