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Gaua
Stratovolcano · 729 m · Vanuatu
Gaua sits on the New Hebrides Plate, in a subduction zone. 19 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2022.
- Elevation
- 729 m
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Tectonic Setting
- Subduction zone
- Dominant Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Plate
- New Hebrides Plate
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Last Eruption
- 2022
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 19
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 3
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
Eruption 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