Unnamed volcano
Tofua Arc at 21.3°S
Stratovolcano · Tonga · 68m (submarine)
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Tonga
- Region
- Tonga-Kermadec Volcanic Regions / Tofua Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 68m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- -21.338, -175.650
- Last eruption
- 1932
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- No Data (checked)
Geological summary
During a submarine eruption in 1907 pyroclastic material was ejected to 100 m above the ocean surface, and pumice rafts were produced. The eruption was located (on Admiralty Chart 2421) ~48 km SW of Tongatapu Island. The location given in this catalog has been shifted 5 km N relative to the 1907 report, to a seamount that rises to within 100 m of the ocean surface, because the previous spot corresponds to sloping terrain at 1,800 m depth on a 1982 bathymetric map. A second eruption from this area was reported in late 1932. This seamount may be the SE part of a larger edifice extending about 15 km NW, informally designated as "Volcano 2" (R/V Sonne 167 survey).
Eruption history
Detailed timeline
- 1932VEI 0Observed1932-12-01 – Ongoing
- 1907VEI 0Observed1907-07 – Ongoing
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