Tonga · Stratovolcano
Fonuafoʻou
Fonuafo'ou
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 17m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- 1936
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Tonga
- Region
- Tonga & Kermadec / Tofua Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 17m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- -20.320, -175.420
- Last eruption
- 1936
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The ephemeral Fonuafo'ou island in the central part of the Tonga Islands is also known as Falcon Island, named after the British vessel H.M.S. Falcon, which reported a shoal in 1865.
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From Wikipedia
Fonuafo‘ou, formerly known as Falcon Island, is a submarine volcano in the western part of the Ha'apai group in Tonga. The volcano has created an island several times throughout history.
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Eruption history
9 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 5
- Uncertain eruptions
- 4
- Span of confirmed record
- 1877 – 1936
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 3 (1885)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 3
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1936VEI 2Observed1936-06-16 – end unknown
- 1933VEI 2Observed1933-04-16 – end unknown
- 1927VEI 2Observed1927-10-04 – 1928-09-16
- 1921VEI 0Method not stated1921-11-16 – end unknown
- 1894VEI 0Method not stated1894-12-16 – end unknown
- 1885VEI 3Observed1885-10-12 – 1886-07-02
- 1877VEI 2Observed1877-07-02 – end unknown
- 1865VEI 0Method not stated1865-07-02 – end unknown
- 1781VEI 0Method not stated1781 – end unknown
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