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Unnamed volcano

Tofua Arc at 21.3°S

Stratovolcano · Tonga · 68m (submarine)

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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

Summary (VEI over time)
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1907~1910 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 01930~1932 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 019071912192019251930

Detailed timeline

  1. 1932VEI 0Observed
    1932-12-01 – Ongoing
  2. 1907VEI 0Observed
    1907-07 – Ongoing

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