Stratovolcanoes

Tinakula

Tinakula (Solomon Islands) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 796 m above sea level. The GVP records 25 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2024.

Elevation
796 m
Last eruption
2024
Confirmed eruptions
25
Max VEI
3
Country
Solomon Islands
Location
10.39° S, 165.80° E
Region (GVP)
Vanuatu Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Stratovolcano
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
Main rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

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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.

StartEndVEIVent and dating
8 December 2018 31 December 2024 2 Summit vent and NW flank · Observations: Reported
21 October 2017 26 October 2017 3 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
19 September 2008 29 November 2008 1 Observations: Reported
11 February 2006 9 November 2007 2 Observations: Reported
29 February 2000 8 May 2001 1 Observations: Reported
16 May 1999 — 1 Observations: Reported
2 July 1995 — 1 Observations: Reported
16 August 1989 16 February 1990 1 Observations: Reported
3 June 1984 13 June 1985 2 Upper NW flank · Observations: Reported
6 September 1971 11 December 1971 2 Upper and lower NW flanks · Observations: Reported
23 November 1965 11 June 1966 3 Upper NW flank · Observations: Reported
23 October 1951 27 November 1951 3 Observations: Reported
11 May 1932 — 1 Observations: Reported
1 March 1927 4 March 1927 2 Observations: Reported
16 August 1909 — 2 Observations: Reported
26 March 1897 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1886 — ? Observations: Reported
16 September 1871 19 September 1871 2 Observations: Reported
16 March 1869 — 2 Observations: Reported
16 August 1855 16 August 1857 2 Observations: Reported
c. 2 July 1840 — 3 Observations: Reported
1797 — 1 Observations: Reported
17 August 1767 — 2 Observations: Reported
c. 7 September 1595 14 September 1595 3 Observations: Reported
c. 1,050 BCE — ? Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#256010)