What the records say
- When
- 29 May 1937
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- 4.25° S, 152.19° E
- Vei
- 4
- Deaths
- 507
- Volcano type
- Pyroclastic shield
Tavurvur
Active stratovolcano near Rabaul, on the island of New Britain, in Papua New Guinea
Tavurvur is an active stratovolcano near Rabaul, on the island of New Britain, in Papua New Guinea. It is a sub-vent of the Rabaul caldera and lies on the eastern rim of the larger feature. An eruption of the volcano largely destroyed the nearby town of Rabaul in 1994.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- 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