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    Mount Balbi

    Stratovolcano · 2,715 m · Papua New Guinea

    Mount Balbi
    Photo: NASA Space Shuttle image ISS001-358-32, http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Mount Balbi sits on the Pacific Plate, in a subduction zone. 1 eruption is known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in unknown.

    Elevation
    2,715 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone
    Dominant Rock
    Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
    Plate
    Pacific Plate
    Country
    Papua New Guinea
    Last Eruption
    unknown
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    1

    Nearby Cities

    Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km.

    Eruption Timeline

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

    1825 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 14991500180019002000

    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