Skip to main content
Back to map
CompareShow on map

Vanuatu · Stratovolcano

East Epi

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
833m
Last eruption
2023
East Epi
Photo: IRD · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Vanuatu
Region
Southwestern Pacific / Vanuatu Volcanic Arc
Elevation
833m
Coordinates
-16.680, 168.389
Last eruption
2023
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

The submarine East Epi group of basaltic and dacitic cones are located within a possible 10-km-diameter caldera off the NE coast of southern Epi Island in Vanuatu.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

From Wikipedia

East of the Vanuatu island of Epi can be found a series of active underwater volcanic cones and a caldera which last erupted in 2023. These series of submarine volcanoes are generally referred as East Epi, and the 3 bigger cones have specific names, from west to east, Epi-A, Epi-B and Epi-C. All of these cones have had intermittent activity in this and the last century.

Wikipedia · CC BY-SA · Read full article →

Eruption history

15 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
9
Uncertain eruptions
6
Span of confirmed record
1920 – 2023
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 3 (1953)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
9
Summary (VEI over time)
Click a bar to see individual eruptions · Use arrow keys to move between bars, Enter to open
1920~1930 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21951~1961 · 4 eruptions · max VEI 31961~1972 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 01972~1982 · 4 eruptions · max VEI 01982~1992 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 01992~2002 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 12002~2013 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 22013~2023 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 119201941197219922013

Detailed timeline

  1. 2023VEI 1Observed
    2023-01-31 – 2023-02-23
  2. 2004VEI 2Observed
    2004-02-16 – 2004-02-24
    Epi B
  3. 2002VEI 1Observed
    2002-03-16 – 2002-03-16
  4. 1999VEI 1Observed
    1999-02-01 – 1999-02-01
  5. 1988VEI 0Method not stated
    1988-08-16 – end unknown
  6. 1979 (±5 yrs)VEI 0Observed
    1979-07-02 – end unknown
    South flank of Epi B
  7. 1974VEI 0Method not stated
    1974-11-16 – 1974-11-16
    Epi A and Epi B
  8. 1973VEI 0Method not stated
    1973-05-05 – 1973-10-26
  9. 1972VEI 0Method not stated
    1972-05-15 – 1972-06-25
  10. 1971VEI 0Method not stated
    1971-10-28 – 1971-11-15
  11. 1960VEI 0Observed
    1960-07-16 – end unknown
    Three locations
  12. 1958VEI 2Observed
    1958-09-16 – 1958-11-16
    Epi B cone?
  13. 1953VEI 3Observed
    1953-02-12 – 1953-02-19
    Epi B and other vents
  14. 1953VEI 0Method not stated
    1953-11-16 – end unknown
    Epi B cone?
  15. 1920VEI 2Observed
    1920-01-22 – end unknown
    Epi B cone

Nearby volcanoes

External links

⚠ For reference only. Not for emergency response.