Volcano in Pacific Ocean
Banda Api volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Banda Api is being reported right now Last eruption: 1964 or later; last significant eruption 1988 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Banda Api: whether it is erupting now, satellite hot spots, earthquakes around it, and what an eruption would mean for nearby cities and flights.
- Status now
- No open report
- Last eruption
- 1964 or later last significant: 1988
- Elevation
- 596 m 1,955 ft
- Type
- Caldera
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 0 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Ambon 210 km WNW
Is Banda Api erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Banda Api right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1964 or later, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 1988. Volcano observatories can raise alert levels before an eruption starts, so check the national observatory for the current alert level.
No satellite thermal hot spot was detected within 10 km of the summit in the latest NASA FIRMS data, so there is no sign of lava at the surface large enough for VIIRS to see (clouds can hide it).
Earthquakes near Banda Api
USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Banda Api in the past 30 days. Outside the United States USGS mainly lists quakes above about M4, so small volcanic tremors recorded by the local observatory will not appear here.
About Banda Api
Banda Api is a caldera in Banda Sea, Pacific Ocean, rising to 596 m (1,955 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
A caldera is a large collapse depression left after a major eruption; activity can range from small steam blasts to rare, very large eruptions.
The nearest large town is Ambon, about 210 km WNW of the summit.
- Ambon (210 km)
Flights and volcanic ash
No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Ninoy Aquino, 2331 km away), but ash clouds from explosive eruptions can drift for thousands of kilometres along flight routes.
Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) issue the official ash advisories that airlines and air traffic control follow.
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Pacific Ocean has 21 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now. The closest other one is Serua, 199 km away.
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Data: NOAA NCEI Volcano Locations, NASA EONET (open volcano events), USGS earthquakes, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS hot spots), Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.