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    Long Island

    Volcanic complex · 1,263 m · Papua New Guinea

    Long Island
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    Long Island sits on the South Bismarck Plate, in a subduction zone. 12 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1993. Its major eruptions caused at least 2,000 deaths.

    Elevation
    1,263 m
    Type
    Volcanic complex
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
    Plate
    South Bismarck Plate
    Country
    Papua New Guinea
    Last Eruption
    1993
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    12
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    6
    Known Fatalities
    2,000

    Eruption Timeline

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

    2,040 BCE · VEI 61660 · VEI 6 · deadly eruption1933193819431953 · VEI 31955 · VEI 319611968 · VEI 21973 · VEI 21976 · VEI 11993 · VEI 1 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 2,040 BCE1500180019002000

    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