Volcano in Indonesia
Banua Wuhu volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Banua Wuhu is being reported right now Last eruption: 1900–1963; last significant eruption 1919 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Banua Wuhu: 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
- 1900–1963 last significant: 1919
- Elevation
- -5 m -16 ft
- Type
- Submarine volcano
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 0 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Bitung 193 km SSW
Is Banua Wuhu erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Banua Wuhu right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1900–1963, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 1919. 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 Banua Wuhu
USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Banua Wuhu 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 Banua Wuhu
Banua Wuhu is a submarine volcano in Sangihe Is-Indonesia, Indonesia, rising to -5 m (-16 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
Submarine volcanoes erupt under the sea; shallow ones can produce steam explosions, pumice rafts and discoloured water.
The nearest large town is Bitung, about 193 km SSW of the summit; 1 other city lie within 250 km.
- Bitung (193 km)
- Manado (197 km)
Flights and volcanic ash
No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Ninoy Aquino, 1356 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.
Other volcanoes in Indonesia
Indonesia has 66 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now, 7 of them with an open NASA activity report today. The closest other one is Karangetang, 41 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.