France · Stratovolcano
Moua Pihaa
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 312m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- 1970
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- France
- Region
- Southern Pacific / Society Islands Hotspot Volcano Group
- Elevation
- 312m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- -18.325, -148.525
- Last eruption
- 1970
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Trachybasalt / Tephrite basanite
Geological summary
Moua Pihaa is a massive, steep-sided submarine volcano that rises to within 160 m of the ocean surface SW of Mehetia Island.
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From Wikipedia
Moua Pihaa is a submarine volcano in French Polynesia. It is located southwest of Mehetia in the Society Islands, and is the largest of a group of seamounts stretching between Mehetia and Tahiti. The volcano's summit is 160m below sea level.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1969 – 1970
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 0 (1970, the most recent of 2)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 2
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1970VEI 0Observed1970-06-21 – 1970-06-23
- 1969VEI 0Observed1969-04-22 – 1969-04-29
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