What the records say
- When
- 13th century – 16 Mar 2026
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 19.53° S, 169.45° E
- Vei
- 3
- Date uncertainty
- ± 110 years
- Dated by
- Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
- Volcano number
- 257100
- Eruption number
- 15355
Mount Yasur
Stratovolcano on Tanna Island, Vanuatu
Mount Yasur is an active volcano on Tanna Island, Vanuatu, 361 m (1,184 ft) high above sea level, on the coast near Sulphur Bay, northeast of the taller Mount Tukosmera, which was active in the Pleistocene. It has a largely unvegetated pyroclastic cone with a nearly circular summit crater 400 m in diameter.
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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