Volcano in Papua New Guinea
Sessagara Hills volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Sessagara Hills is being reported right now Last eruption: 1900–1963 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Sessagara Hills: 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
- Elevation
- 493 m 1,618 ft
- Type
- Pyroclastic cone
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 0 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Port Moresby 217 km W
Is Sessagara Hills erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Sessagara Hills right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1900–1963. 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 Sessagara Hills
USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Sessagara Hills 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 Sessagara Hills
Sessagara Hills is a pyroclastic cone in New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, rising to 493 m (1,618 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
Pyroclastic (cinder) cones are built from ejected fragments, usually in short-lived eruptions.
The nearest large town is Port Moresby, about 217 km W of the summit.
- Port Moresby (217 km)
Flights and volcanic ash
No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Brisbane, 2026 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, 40 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.