GVP volcano 258010 · no holder yet
Matthew Island
Matthew Island is a 177 m stratovolcano in territory of France claimed by Vanuatu, last erupted in 1956.
- Type
- Stratovolcano (composite landform)
- Summit
- 177 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, thickness unknown
- Last eruption
- 1956
- Largest known
- VEI 2, explosive, 1954
- Eruptions
- 3 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 22.33°S 171.32°E · France - claimed by Vanuatu
- Region
- Vanuatu Volcanic Arc, Southwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 258010
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).