Volcanic eruption
See 1260 BCE on the mapEruption of Loloru
1260 BCE · 6.52° S, 155.62° E
Loloru is a pyroclastic shield volcano located in the southern region of Bougainville Island, within the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of northeastern Papua New Guinea.
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What the records say
- When
- 1260 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 6.52° S, 155.62° E
- Date uncertainty
- ± 300 years
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
- Volcano number
- 255030
- Eruption number
- 15144
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page