Volcano in Samoa
Savaii volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Savaii is being reported right now Last eruption: 1900–1963; last significant eruption 1907 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Savaii: 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: 1907
- Elevation
- 1,858 m 6,096 ft
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 1 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Suva 1091 km WSW
Is Savaii erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Savaii right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1900–1963, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 1907. 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 Savaii
USGS located 1 earthquake within 50 km of Savaii in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last week. The largest was M4.8 on Oct 15, 2026, 48 km ENE of the summit at 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 03:36 UTC | M4.8 | 48 km ENE | 13 km | 30 km E of Safotu, Samoa |
About Savaii
Savaii is a shield volcano in Samoa-SW Pacific, Samoa, rising to 1,858 m (6,096 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
Shield volcanoes have broad, gentle slopes built by fluid lava flows; eruptions are usually effusive (lava fountains and flows) rather than explosive.
The volcano is remote: the nearest city in our list is Suva, 1091 km away.
Flights and volcanic ash
No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Auckland, 2891 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 Samoa
Samoa has 1 volcano on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now. The closest other one is West Mata, 212 km away.
Nearby volcanoes
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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.