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Tonga · Stratovolcano

Metis Shoal

Lateiki

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
43m
Last eruption
2019
Metis Shoal
Photo: Air Force; uploaded to Tongan Wikipedia by User:Tauʻolunga · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Tonga
Region
Tonga & Kermadec / Tofua Volcanic Arc
Elevation
43m
Coordinates
-19.180, -174.870
Last eruption
2019
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Dacite

Geological summary

Lateiki, previously known as Metis Shoal, is a submarine volcano midway between the islands of Kao and Late that has produced a series of ephemeral islands since the first confirmed activity in the mid-19th century.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

From Wikipedia

Metis Shoal, also known as Lateiki Island, is a volcanic island at the top of a submarine volcano in Tonga, located between the islands of Kao and Late. The current island formed in October 2019, when a smaller island disappeared after 24 years.

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Eruption history

12 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
10
Uncertain eruptions
2
Span of confirmed record
1781 – 2019
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 2 (1995, the most recent of 7)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
5
Summary (VEI over time)
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1781~1805 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21829~1852 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 01852~1876 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21876~1900 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 21948~1971 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21971~1995 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 21995~2019 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 117811829190019481995

Detailed timeline

  1. 2019VEI 1Observed
    2019-10-13 – 2019-10-22
  2. 1995VEI 2Observed
    1995-06-06 – 1995-06-23
  3. 1991VEI 0Observed
    1991-06-24 – end unknown
  4. 1979VEI 2Observed
    1979-05-10 – 1979-07-21
  5. 1967VEI 2Observed
    1967-12-11 – 1968-01-04
  6. 1894VEI 2Method not stated
    1894-07-02 – end unknown
  7. 1886VEI 2Observed
    1886-07-02 – end unknown
  8. 1878VEI 2Observed
    1878-04-16 – end unknown
  9. 1858VEI 2Observed
    1858-07-02 – end unknown
  10. 1852VEI 0Method not stated
    1852-07-02 – end unknown
  11. 1851VEI 0Observed
    1851-07-02 – end unknown
  12. 1781VEI 2Observed
    1781 – end unknown

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