Manam, 2018

Based on a pilot observation, the Darwin VAAC reported that on 10 June an ash plume from the Papua New Guinea island volcano rose to an altitude of 1.8 km above sea level. The 1,807 metre stratovolcano sits 13 km off the northern coast of the mainland in the Bismarck Volcanic Arc and is one of the country's most active.

Eruption start

2018-06-10

Eruption end

2026

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)

4

Volcano

Manam

GVP volcano page

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

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: papua new guinea, bismarck arc, ash plume, darwin vaac

Coordinates: -4.08, 145.037

Part of Volcanic eruptions of VEI 4 since 2000

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