Volcano in Indonesia
Gamkonora volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Gamkonora is being reported right now Last eruption: 1964 or later; last significant eruption 1673 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Gamkonora: 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: 1673
- Elevation
- 1,635 m 5,364 ft
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 1 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Ternate 68 km SSW
Is Gamkonora erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Gamkonora right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1964 or later, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 1673. 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 Gamkonora
USGS located 1 earthquake within 50 km of Gamkonora in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last week. The largest was M4.1 on Sep 29, 2026, 35 km WSW of the summit at 152 km depth.
0 of them were shallower than 10 km. Swarms of shallow quakes can mean magma or gas is moving, but most swarms end without an eruption; observatories combine them with ground deformation and gas data.
| Time (UTC) | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 04:41 UTC | M4.1 | 35 km WSW | 152 km | 53 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia |
About Gamkonora
Gamkonora is a stratovolcano in Halmahera-Indonesia, Indonesia, rising to 1,635 m (5,364 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
Stratovolcanoes are steep cones built from alternating lava and ash layers; their eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns that can reach cruising altitude.
The nearest large town is Ternate, about 68 km SSW of the summit.
- Ternate (68 km) earthquakes nearby
Flights and volcanic ash
No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Ninoy Aquino, 1626 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 Ibu, 16 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.