GVP volcano 252140 · no holder yet
Rabaul
Rabaul is a 688 m caldera in Papua New Guinea, erupting as recently as 2014.
- Type
- Caldera
- Summit
- 688 m above sea level
- Rock
- Dacite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 2014
- Largest known
- VEI 6, colossal, 683 CE
- Eruptions
- 19 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 4.25°S 152.19°E · Papua New Guinea
- Region
- Bismarck Volcanic Arc, Southwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 252140
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).