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    Lolobau

    Caldera · 878 m · Papua New Guinea

    Lolobau
    Photo: NASA · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Lolobau sits on the South Bismarck Plate, in a subduction zone. 4 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1912.

    Elevation
    878 m
    Type
    Caldera
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    South Bismarck Plate
    Country
    Papua New Guinea
    Last Eruption
    1912
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    4
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    4

    Eruption Timeline

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

    1100 · VEI 41904 · VEI 419081911 · VEI 4 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 11001500180019002000

    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