Tonga · Stratovolcano
Unnamed submarine volcano
Tofua Arc at 18.3°S
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 40m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- 2019
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Tonga
- Region
- Tonga & Kermadec / Tofua Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 40m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- -18.325, -174.365
- Last eruption
- 2019
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Dacite
Geological summary
A submarine volcano along the Tofua Volcanic Arc ~45 km NW of Vava'u Island was first observed in September 2001, ~35 km S of Fonualei and 60 km NE of Late volcano.
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
- 2001 – 2019
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 3 (2019)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 2
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 2019VEI 3Observed2019-08-06 – 2019-08-08
- 2001VEI 2Observed2001-09-27 – 2001-09-28
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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