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    Pagan

    Stratovolcano · 570 m · Northern Mariana Islands

    Pagan
    Photo: Norm Banks, U.S. Geological Survey · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Pagan sits on the Mariana Plate, in a subduction zone. 24 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2021.

    Elevation
    570 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    Mariana Plate
    Country
    Northern Mariana Islands
    Last Eruption
    2021
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    24
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    4

    Eruption Timeline

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

    1340166918001825 · VEI 21864 · VEI 11873 · VEI 31909 · VEI 21917 · VEI 21923 · VEI 31925 · VEI 219291981 · VEI 41987 · VEI 119881988 · VEI 21992 · VEI 11993 · VEI 21996 · VEI 12006 · VEI 12009 · VEI 22010 · VEI 12011 · VEI 22012 · VEI 22021 · VEI 2 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 13401500180019002000

    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