Manam, 1919

Manam is an island volcano 13 km off the northern coast of mainland Papua New Guinea. Much of its recorded activity has consisted of mild or moderate explosions, ash emissions, crater incandescence and the ejection of glowing lava fragments. No end date is recorded for the episode that began in August 1919.

Eruption start

1919-08-11

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)

4

Volcano

Manam

GVP volcano page

volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=251020

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: papua new guinea, island volcano, ash emission

Coordinates: -4.08, 145.037

Part of Volcanic eruptions of VEI 4 from 1900 to 1949

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