Volcano · Vanuatu
Yasur
Explodes many times an hour and can be visited at the crater rim.
Status right now
No current reports
Yasur 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
- Vanuatu
- Region
- Pacific
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Summit
- 361 m (1,184 ft)
- Coordinates
- 19.532° S, 169.447° E
- Smithsonian number
- 257100
What kind of volcano is it?
Yasur 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 1995 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 15 Jan 1994 | 3 | 1 | – |
| 10 Jan 1878 | 3 | – | tsunami |
| 11 Feb 1878 | – | – | tsunami, earthquake |
| 17 Aug 1863 | – | – | tsunami, earthquake |
5 significant eruptions near Yasur 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
- AmbrymVanuatu · 391 km
- Whakaari / White IslandNew Zealand · 2,136 km
- BaganaPapua New Guinea · 2,143 km
- RuapehuNew Zealand · 2,273 km
- UlawunPapua New Guinea · 2,538 km
- ManamPapua New Guinea · 3,156 km
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