Unnamed volcano
Tofua Arc at 21.3°S
Stratovulcano · Tonga · 68 m (sottomarino)
- Tipo
- Stratovulcano
- Paese
- Tonga
- Regione
- Tonga-Kermadec Volcanic Regions / Tofua Volcanic Arc
- Altitudine
- 68 m (sottomarino)
- Coordinate
- -21.338, -175.650
- Ultima eruzione
- 1932
- Contesto tettonico
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Forma vulcanica
- Composite
- Roccia principale
- No Data (checked)
Sintesi geologica
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).
Storia delle eruzioni
Cronologia dettagliata
- 1932VEI 0Osservata1932-12-01 – In corso
- 1907VEI 0Osservata1907-07 – In corso
Link esterni
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- 🔗 Pagina originale Smithsonian GVP
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