Victory Volcano

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New Guinea (Papua New Guinea), -9.2°S / 149.07°E

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Summit height: 1925 m / 6,316 ft

Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

Mt Victory Volcano is a dominantly andesitic stratovolcano on the NE coast of mainland New Guinea, 30 km from Tufi on Cape Nelson.
Mt Victory's summit contains a small crater lake. There is only 1 confirmed historical eruption from Victory volcano, but that consisted in long-lasting activity during the late 19thand until the 20th century, and its red crater glow was a well-known beacon for passing ships at that time. Pyroclastic flows occurred during this period of activity around 1880 and destroyed several villages and caused fatalities. At present, there is weak thermal activity.

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Typical eruption style: explosive, lava dome building
Victory volcano eruptions: 1890-1935 ± 5 years, 1810 (?)

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Background

Mount Victory is one of 4 large Quaternary stratovolcanoes on the north coast of southeastern New Guinea, the other 3 being Hydrographers Range, Mount Trafalgar, and Mount Lamington.
Mount Victory is densely mantled by rainforest, which is somewhat stunted near the summit. On the NE it abutts the deeply dissected Pleistocene Mount Trafalgar volcano. The summit crater of Mount Victory is breached to the SE and is of possible landslide origin.
Several near-summit lava domes are present, the SE-most of which marks the 1925-m-high summit of the volcano. 4 small satellite cones are located on the SW side, and 2 others occur on the NE flank.
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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The ancient god Nike ("Victory") as an wall painting in Piraeus. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)

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Significant volcanic eruptions: Victory volcano

In the past 10,000 years, Victory has had only one confirmed historic eruption during 1890 - 1935. There is one uncertain or discredited eruption around 1810 from Victory volcano.

The table below lists all known eruptions (date in bold face) of Victory volcano in historic times and during the past 10,000 years. Updates on the most recent volcanic activity of Victory can be found on the news page of Victory volcano.

Date	Note	VEI	Deaths
1890 ? - 1935 ±5 y.	Historical obs./docs.	2
1890 (eruption 1890 ? - 1935 ±5 y.)	Historical obs./docs.	2	100-1,000 (*)	Info
1890: Deaths reported by local people in 1880-1890 AD eruption. Cited references #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
?? 1810 ±10 y.	Uncertain Eruption	2?

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Remark:

Our list of volcanic eruptions closely follows the database of eruptions of the Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Project (GVP), the internationally most recognized data source for volcanic eruptions, but also includes significant eruptive episodes or related volcano events. "Volcanic eruptions" are usually to be understood as sequences of individual eruptive episodes that can follow each other, or even overlap (if several vents are involved), and can last many years, decades or even longer. For example, the current activity of Stromboli volcano is understood as a single eruption that has been ongoing since 1934.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K | Global Volcanism Project / Smithsonian Institution

Victory Volcano FAQ

+When was the last eruption of Victory volcano?

The last confirmed eruption of Victory occurred during 1890 - 1935.

+How often does Victory volcano erupt?

Since 1890, Victory volcano has had at least 1 historically documented eruptions. This means that it erupts on average every 135 years.
Many eruptions of Victory have lasted more than one year. In total, the volcano has been in eruption during 46 out of 135 years until now. In other words, Victory has been active at least one in 2.9 years on average. Note that this value is likely an underestimate, because the known history of eruptions from Victory is likely incomplete, especially further back in time.

+How active is Victory volcano at present?

Victory volcano is very active: Since 1900, it has had 36 eruptions, and been active during 36 years out of 126 as of now. This means, Victory has been in eruption one in 3.5 years on average. The last eruption was from 1890 until 1935 and ended 91 years ago.

+When was the largest eruption of Victory volcano?

The largest eruption of Victory volcano in historic times occurred during 1890 - 1935. It ranks as a strombolian to vulcanian eruption with a magnitude 2 on the VEI (Volcanic Explosivity Index) scale.

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