Volcano in Papua New Guinea
Lamington volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Lamington is being reported right now Last eruption: 1900–1963; last significant eruption 1951 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Lamington: 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: 1951
- Elevation
- 1,680 m 5,512 ft
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 0 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Port Moresby 124 km WSW
Is Lamington erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Lamington right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1900–1963, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 1951. 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 Lamington
USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Lamington 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 Lamington
Lamington is a stratovolcano in New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, rising to 1,680 m (5,512 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 Port Moresby, about 124 km WSW of the summit.
- Port Moresby (124 km) earthquakes nearby
Flights and volcanic ash
No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Brisbane, 2115 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 Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea has 16 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now, 1 of them with an open NASA activity report today. The closest other one is Victory, 105 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.