GVP volcano 255020 · no holder yet
Bagana
Bagana is a 1,855 m lava cone in Papua New Guinea, erupting as recently as 2026.
Ongoing in the Smithsonian's record since February 2000, as of March 2026.
- Type
- Lava cone (composite landform)
- Summit
- 1,855 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, thickness unknown
- Last eruption
- 2026
- Largest known
- VEI 4, cataclysmic, 1952
- Eruptions
- 25 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 6.14°S 155.20°E · Papua New Guinea
- Region
- Bougainville Volcanic Arc, Southwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 255020
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).