East of the Vanuatu island of Epi can be found a series of active underwater volcanic cones and a caldera which last erupted in 2023.

[1] The Epi-A cone consists of a wide crater at the summit, with the highest point located 124 meter below sea level.

[1] Volcanic material was ejected into the air as high as 100 meters above the sea level and rafts of pumice covered an area of around 1,000 km2.

Later in the day, the VMGD (Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department) confirmed the eruption at East Epi and acknowledged the explosions and the emission of ash.

[5] VMGD also set a 10 km (6 mi)-wide exclusion zone around the volcano and warned nearby residents to avoid sailing in the area.