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GVP volcano 257060 · no holder yet

East Epi

East Epi is an 833 m stratovolcano in Vanuatu, erupting as recently as 2023.

Type
Stratovolcano(es) (cluster landform)
Summit
833 m above sea level
Rock
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Setting
Subduction zone, intermediate, 15–25 km
Last eruption
2023
Largest known
VEI 3, severe, 1953
Eruptions
9 confirmed in the record
Where
16.68°S 168.39°E · Vanuatu
Region
Vanuatu Volcanic Arc, Southwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 257060

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