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Tonga · Volcán complejo

Curacoa volcano

Curacoa

Tipo
Volcán complejo
Altitud
33 m (submarino)
Última erupción
1979
A raft of floating pumice from a July 1973 submarine eruption behind the wake of a ship. This was the first report of an eruption from the Curacoa submarine volcano in the northern Tonga Islands. The pumice raft covered an area of more than 100 km2 and was encountered by a ship 200 km to the W nearly two weeks after the start of the eruption. Another eruption was observed in the same general area in 1979.
A raft of floating pumice from a July 1973 submarine eruption behind the wake of a ship. This was the first report of an eruption from the Curacoa submarine volcano in the northern Tonga Islands. The pumice raft covered an area of more than 100 km2 and was encountered by a ship 200 km to the W nearly two weeks after the start of the eruption. Another eruption was observed in the same general area in 1979. · Foto: Photo by the crew of the vessel "Port Nicholson," 1973 (courtesy of Tom Simkin, Smithsonian Institution).
Tipo
Volcán complejo
País
Tonga
Región
Tonga y Kermadec / Tofua Volcanic Arc
Altitud
33 m (submarino)
Coordenadas
-15.620, -173.670
Última erupción
1979
Contexto tectónico
Zona de subducción / Corteza oceánica (< 15 km)
Forma volcánica
Compuesto
Roca principal
Dacita

Resumen geológico

Original en inglés

A submarine volcano south of Curacoa Reef at the northern end of the Tofua volcanic arc was first observed in eruption in 1973.

Extracto del Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Leer el resumen completo en el GVP →

Resumen de Wikipedia

Resumen en inglés

Curacoa is a submarine volcano located south of the Curacoa Reef in northern Tonga.

Wikipedia · CC BY-SA · Seguir leyendo en la Wikipedia en inglés →

Historial de erupciones

2 registradasGlosario

Resumen del registro

Erupciones confirmadas
2
Erupciones inciertas
0
Período del registro confirmado
1973 – 1979
Mayor erupción confirmada
VEI 3 (1973)
Erupciones confirmadas desde 1900
2
Resumen (VEI en el tiempo)
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1973~1974 · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. 31978~1979 · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. 119731974197619771978

Línea de tiempo detallada

  1. 1979VEI 1Observado
    1979-05-14 – fin desconocido
    13 km north of Tafahi
  2. 1973VEI 3Observado
    1973-07-11 – 1973-07-16
    6.4 km SW of Curacoa Reef

Volcanes cercanos

Enlaces externos

⚠ Solo como referencia. No apto para respuesta ante emergencias.