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Timeline of Last Known Eruptions of Known Australian Volcanoes

None of these volcanoes on the Australian mainland are currently active, all being extinct or dormant.

Age Name  
360 Ma Mt Macedon - V  
71-67 Ma Rockhampton Volcano - Q  
71 Ma Bunda Bunda Volcano - NSW  
62-19 Ma Brisbane Volcano - Q  
59-50 Ma La Trobe Volcano - V  
57-16 Ma Hoy Volcano - Q  
56-44 Ma Walcha Volcano - NSW  
54-44 Ma Barrington Volcano - NSW  
55-37 Ma Monaro - NSW  
55-31 Ma Southern Highlands Volcano - NSW  
50 Ma Nerriga Volcano - NSW  
48-40 Ma Flinders Volcano - V  
45-38 Ma Doughboy Volcano - NSW  
44-37 Ma Toombullup Volcano - V  
43-34 Ma Gelantipy Volcano - V  
42-38 Ma Bogong Volcano - V  
42-34 Ma Airty Volcano - NSW  
38-25 Ma Nebo Volcano - Q  
37-25 Ma Bogong Volcano - V (near other Bogong)  
36-32 Ma Howitt Volcano - V  
35-32 Ma Liverpool Range - NSW  
35-27 Ma Anvill Peak - Q  
35-27 Ma Browns Peak - Q  
35-27 Ma Table Mountain - Q  
33-24 Ma Springsure - Q  
33.2 Ma Hillsborough Volcano - Q  
31-26 Ma South Coast Volcano - NSW  
27-26 Ma Mt Beerburrum - Q  
27-26 Ma Mt Beerwah - Q  
27-26 Ma Mt Coochin - Q  
27-26 Ma Mt Cooee - Q  
27-26 Ma Mt Coonowrin - Q  
27-26 Ma Mt Elimbah - Q  
27-26 Ma Mt Horogargan - Q  
27-26 Ma Mt Miketeebumulgrai - Q  
27-26 Ma Mt Ngungun - Q  
27-26 Ma Round Mountain - Q  
27-26 Ma Mt Tibberoowuccum - Q  
27-26 Ma Mt Tibrogargan - Q  
27-26 Ma Mt Tunbubudla - Q  
27-26 Ma Wild Horse Mountain - Q  
27-23 Ma Main Range Volcano - Q  
27 Ma Aberfeldy Volcano - V  
27 Ma Buckland Volcano - Q  
26-20 Ma Mt Scoria - Q  
26-14 Ma Abercrombie Volcano - NSW  
25-23 Ma Bauhinia Volcano - Q  
25-20 Ma Neerim Volcano - V  
24-21 Ma Mitchell Volcano - Q  
23 Ma Bunya Mountains - Q  
22-17 Ma Snowy Mountains - NSW  
22 Ma Mt Warning or Tweed Volcano - NSW  
19-18 Ma Ebor Volcano - NSW see Australian Volcanoes   
18-17 Ma Mt Kaputar (Nandewar) - NSW  
17-13 Ma The Breadknife - NSW  
17-13 Ma Warrumbungles - NSW  
16 Ma Byrock Volcano - NSW  
15-12 Ma Dubbo Volcano - NSW  
15-12 Ma El Capitan - NSW  
15-10 Ma Cargelligo Volcano - NSW  
13-11 Ma Mt Canobolas - NSW  
13-11 Ma Comboyne Volcano - NSW  
6 Ma Hanging Rock - V  
<5 Ma Walleroo Volcano - Q  
3 Ma Undara  
<3 Ma Piebald Volcano - Q  
2.4 Ma Norfolk Island  
2 Ma Uplands Volcano - V  
1.7 Ma Mt McBride - Q  
<1 Ma McLean Volcano - Q  
1 Ma Murray Island - Q  
300,000 ya Mt Porndon - V  
<100,000 ya Atherton Volcano - Q  
>600,000 ya Mt Le Brun  
250,000 ya Chudleigh Volcano - Q  
92,000 ya Sturgeon Volcano - Q  
25,000 ya Tower Hill - V (In Tower Hill State Game Reserve) see Australian Volcanoes  
20,000 ya Kinrara Volcano - Q  
20,000-5,000 Mt Elephant - V  
20,000-5,000 Mt Leura - V  
20,000-5,000 Mt Noorat - V  
20,000-5,000 Mt Warrnambool - V  
13,000 ya Nulla Volcano - Q  
12,000 ya Lake Barrine - Q  
12,000 ya Lake Eacham - Q  
8,000 ya Mt Eccles (Mt Eccles National Park) - V  
5290 BC Mt Napier - V  
5,000 ya Mt Schank - SA see Australian Volcanoes  
4,500 ya Mt Gambier - SA see Australian Volcanoes  
3,200 ya Mt Gower - Lord Howe Island  
2,900 BC Newer Volcanics Province - SA  
2004 Mawson Peak -  
2005 McDonald Islands  
2007 Big Ben - Heard & McDonald Islands  
     
     
  Bundaberg Volcano - Q  
  The Hummock - Q (near Bundaberg)  
  Mt Fox - Q  
  Mt Hay - Q  
  Mt Hypipamee (The Crater)(Crater Lake), Atherton Tableland - Q  
  Mingela - Q  
  Monto - Q  
  Toomba - Q  
  Undarra Crater - Q0  
  Focal Peak - Q  
  Mt Barney - Q  
  Campbell's Folley - Q  
  Mt Gilles - Q  
  Mt Glennie - Q  
  Levers Plateau - Q  
  Mt Lindesay - Q  
  Glass House Mountains - Q  
  Lake Bullen Merri - V  
  Mt Buninyong - V  
  Lake Colongulac - V  
  Dargo - Volcano - V  
  Mt Franklin - V  
  Lake Gnotuk - V  
  Mt Hamilton - V  
  Mt Hotham - V  
  Lake Keilambete - V  
  Mt Kooroocheang - V  
  Poowong - V  
  Lake Purrumbete - V  
  Mt Warrenheip - V  
  Western Plains - V  
  Argyle Diamond Pipe - WA  
  Anzac peak - Heard & McDonald Islands  
  Mt Dixon - Heard and McDonald Islands  
  Ball's Pyramid - Lord Howe Island  
  Bass Strait Basin - Tasman Sea  
  Tasman Seamounts - Tasman Sea  
  Barcoo Seamount - Tasman Sea  
  Britannia Seamount - Tasman Sea  
  Derwent-Hunter Seamount - Tasman Sea  
  Gascoyne Seamount - Tasman Sea  
  Heemskirk Seamount - Tasman Sea  
  Queensland Seamount - Tasman Sea  
  Soela seamouunt - Tasman Sea  
  Taupo Seamount - Tasman Sea  
  Zeelian Seamount - Tasman Sea  
  Macquarrie Island  
     
     
     
     

Sources & Further reading

List of Volcanoes in Australia

Links

  1. The volcanism blog
  2. List of Volcanoes in Australia
  3. Is there a risk of a volcanic eruption in Australia?
  4. Australia under threat of volcanic eruption
  5. Volcanoes in Victoria
  6. VOLCANOES IN VICTORIA-photos
  7. Volcanoes of Australia
  8. Volcanoes
Author: M. H. Monroe
Email:  admin@austhrutime.com
Last updated  27/03/2011

 

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