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Karkar
Stratovolcano · 1,839 m · Papua New Guinea
Karkar sits on the South Bismarck Plate, in a subduction zone. 19 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1979. Its major eruptions caused at least 23 deaths.
- Elevation
- 1,839 m
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Tectonic Setting
- Subduction zone, continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Plate
- South Bismarck Plate
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Last Eruption
- 1979
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 19
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 4
- Known Fatalities
- 23
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
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