Tonga · Stratovolcano
Unnamed volcano
Tofua Arc at 21.3°S
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 68m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- 1932
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Tonga
- Region
- Tonga & Kermadec / Tofua Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 68m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- -21.338, -175.650
- Last eruption
- 1932
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- No data
Geological summary
During a submarine eruption in 1907 pyroclastic material was ejected to 100 m above the ocean surface, and pumice rafts were produced.
Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →
Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1907 – 1932
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 0 (1932, the most recent of 2)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 2
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1932VEI 0Observed1932-12-01 – end unknown
- 1907VEI 0Observed1907-07-16 – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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