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Barren Island

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
354m
Last eruption
2026
Barren Island
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
India
Region
Sunda & Banda / Andaman Volcanic Province
Elevation
354m
Coordinates
12.278, 93.858
Last eruption
2026
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

Barren Island, a possession of India in the Andaman Sea about 135 km NE of Port Blair in the Andaman Islands, is the only historically active volcano along the N-S volcanic arc extending between Sumatra and Burma (Myanmar).

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From Wikipedia

Barren Island is an uninhabited island in the Andaman Sea. It is the only confirmed active volcano in the Indian subcontinent, and the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar. It is a part of the Indian Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and lies about 138 km (86 mi) northeast of the territory's capital, Port Blair.

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Eruption history

23 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
20
Uncertain eruptions
3
Span of confirmed record
8060 BCE (±100 yrs) – 2026
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 2 (2025, the most recent of 15)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
14
Summary (VEI over time)
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8060 BCE~7724 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1689~2025 · 22 eruptions · max VEI 28060 BCE5707 BCE3017 BCE664 BCE1689

Detailed timeline

  1. 2025VEI 2Observed
    2025-07-30 – 2026-01-11
  2. 2024VEI 2Observed
    2024-03-15 – 2024-05-29
  3. 2022VEI ?Observed
    2022-05-15 – 2022-05-15
  4. 2022VEI 2Observed
    2022-12-30 – 2023-08-18
  5. 2019VEI 1Observed
    2019-10-23 – 2022-01-30
    Summit crater
  6. 2018VEI 1Observed
    2018-09-25 – 2019-04-30
    Summit crater and NW, SW, and SE flanks
  7. 2017VEI 1Observed
    2017-01-15 – 2017-03-24
    Main cone, summit crater
  8. 2015VEI 2Observed
    2015-03-17 – 2016-05-17
    Main cone
  9. 2013VEI 2Observed
    2013-02-16 – 2013-02-16
    Summit caldera
  10. 2013VEI 2Observed
    2013-10-12 – 2014-06-01
    Main cone
  11. 2010VEI 1Observed
    2010-09-17 – 2011-06-22
    Summit caldera and N flank
  12. 2008VEI 2Observed
    2008-05-13 – 2010-04-19
  13. 2005VEI 2Observed
    2005-05-26 – 2007-12-23
    Central cone summit, N, S, and SW flanks
  14. 2000VEI 1Method not stated
    2000-01-16 – end unknown
  15. 1994VEI 2Observed
    1994-12-20 – 1995-06-05
    Central cone summit, SW & S flanks
  16. 1991VEI 2Observed
    1991-04-01 – 1991-10-31
    Central cone summit and NE flank
  17. 1852VEI 2Method not stated
    1852-07-02 – end unknown
  18. 1832VEI 2Observed
    1832-03-16 – end unknown
  19. 1803VEI 2Observed
    1803-11-16 – 1804-01-31
  20. 1795VEI 2Observed
    1795-12-20 – 1795-12-21
  21. 1789VEI 2Observed
    1789-03-24 – end unknown
  22. 1787VEI 2Observed
    1787-05-12 – end unknown
  23. 8060 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    8060 BCE – end unknown

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