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    Ambae (Manaro Voui)

    Shield volcano · 1,496 m · Vanuatu

    Ambae (Manaro Voui)
    Photo: NASA/JPL/NGA · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Ambae (Manaro Voui) sits on the New Hebrides Plate, in a subduction zone. 14 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2026. Its major eruptions caused at least 204 deaths.

    Elevation
    1,496 m
    Type
    Shield volcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    New Hebrides Plate
    Country
    Vanuatu
    Last Eruption
    2026
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    14
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    3
    Known Fatalities
    204

    Eruption Timeline

    Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).

    15301670 · VEI 21870 · VEI 2 · deadly eruption19151995 · VEI 22005 · VEI 22011 · VEI 120162017 · VEI 32021 · VEI 12023 · VEI 22023 · VEI 22024 · VEI 22025 · VEI 2 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 14991500180019002000

    Eruption Deadly Eruption (NOAA) Uncertain Date

    Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata