Tonga · Stratovolcano
Home Reef
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 10m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- 2026
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Tonga
- Region
- Tonga & Kermadec / Tofua Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 10m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- -18.992, -174.775
- Last eruption
- 2026
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Dacite
Geological summary
Home Reef, a submarine volcano midway between Metis Shoal and Late Island in the central Tonga islands, was first reported active in the mid-19th century, when an ephemeral island formed.
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From Wikipedia
Home Reef is a volcanic island atop a submarine volcano in Tonga. It is located southwest of Vava'u, between the islands of Kao and Late along the Tofua volcanic arc. The island is ephemeral, and has been repeatedly built and eroded by successive eruptions in 1852, 1857, 1984, 2006, 2022, and 2023.
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Eruption history
9 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 8
- Uncertain eruptions
- 1
- Span of confirmed record
- 1852 – 2026
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 3 (1984)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 7
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 2025VEI 0Observed2025-12-17 – 2026-03-20
- 2024VEI 1Observed2024-06-10 – 2024-07-04
- 2024VEI 2Observed2024-12-04 – 2025-06-29
- 2023VEI 1Observed2023-10-12 – 2023-10-19
- 2022VEI 2Observed2022-09-10 – 2022-10-17
- 2006VEI 2Observed2006-08-07 – 2006-08-16
- 1984VEI 3Observed1984-03-01 – 1984-03-05
- 1857VEI 2Method not stated1857-07-02 – end unknown
- 1852VEI 2Observed1852-07-02 – end unknown
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