Fonuafo'ou

Fonuafo'ou (Tonga) is a stratovolcano. It rises to −17 m above sea level. The GVP records 5 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1936.

Elevation: −17 m
Last eruption: 1936
Confirmed eruptions: 5
Max VEI: 3
Country: Tonga
Location: 20.32° S, 175.42° W
Region (GVP): Tofua Volcanic Arc
GVP type: Stratovolcano
Tectonic setting: Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Main rock type: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

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Other volcanoes and strong earthquakes within 300 km

Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

Start	End	VEI	Vent and dating
16 June 1936	—	2	Observations: Reported
16 April 1933	—	2	Observations: Reported
4 October 1927	16 September 1928	2	Observations: Reported
12 October 1885	2 July 1886	3	Observations: Reported
2 July 1877	—	2	Observations: Reported

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#243050)