GVP volcano 234010 · no holder yet
Heard
Heard is a 2,745 m stratovolcano in Australia, erupting as recently as 2026.
Ongoing in the Smithsonian's record since September 2012, as of March 2026.
- Type
- Stratovolcano (composite landform)
- Summit
- 2,745 m above sea level
- Rock
- Trachybasalt / Tephrite Basanite
- Setting
- Intraplate, oceanic, under 15 km
- Last eruption
- 2026
- Largest known
- VEI 2, explosive, 2000
- Eruptions
- 11 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 53.11°S 73.51°E · Australia
- Region
- Kerguelen Hotspot Volcano Group, Somalian-Antarctic Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 234010
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).