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    Mount Lamington

    Stratovolcano · 1,680 m · Papua New Guinea

    Mount Lamington
    Photo: Wally Johnson, Australia Bureau of Mineral Resources · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Mount Lamington sits on the Woodlark Plate, in a subduction zone. 3 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1956. Its major eruptions caused at least 2,942 deaths.

    Elevation
    1,680 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
    Plate
    Woodlark Plate
    Country
    Papua New Guinea
    Last Eruption
    1956
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    3
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    4
    Known Fatalities
    2,942

    Nearby Cities

    Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km. At least 28,000 people live in those within 30 km.

    Eruption Timeline

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

    5,980 BCE4,850 BCE1951 · VEI 4 · deadly eruption VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 5,980 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