Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Tofua
A small plume rises from Lofia cone on the N side of the caldera lake of Tofua volcano in this 1990 aerial photograph. Recent tephra was emplaced onto the caldera rim to the NW. The steep walls of the 5-km-wide caldera are about 500 m high. Three post-caldera cones were constructed at the N end of a cold fresh-water caldera lake, whose surface lies only 30 m above sea level. Aerial photo by Tonga Ministry of Lands, Survey, and Natural Resources, 1990 (published in Taylor and Ewart, 1997).
Volcano Number:243060
Volcano Name:Tofua
Country:Tonga
Volcano Type:Caldera
Last Eruption:2014 CE
Elevation:515m
Tectonic Setting:Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Pop. within 5km:1556
Pop. within 10km:1556
Pop. within 30km:1556
Pop. within 100km:8789
Latitude:-19.75
Longitude:-175.07


Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Volcano Number Volcano Name Eruption Number Activity Type Explosivity Index Max Explosivity Index Modifier Activity Area Activity Unit Start Evidence Method Start Date End Date
243060 Tofua 14744 Confirmed Eruption 2 Historical Observations 1774
243060 Tofua 14745 Confirmed Eruption 0 Historical Observations 1792
243060 Tofua 14746 Confirmed Eruption 2 Historical Observations 1854
243060 Tofua 14747 Confirmed Eruption 2 Historical Observations 1885
243060 Tofua 14748 Confirmed Eruption 2 Northern part of caldera Historical Observations 1906 1906
243060 Tofua 14749 Confirmed Eruption 2 Northern part of caldera Historical Observations 1906
243060 Tofua 14750 Confirmed Eruption 2 Northern part of caldera Historical Observations 1958/12/31 1960/7/2
243060 Tofua 14751 Uncertain Eruption 0 Northern part of caldera 1993/4/29
243060 Tofua 14752 Confirmed Eruption 1 ? Lofia crater Historical Observations 2004/3/19 2014/10/18
243060 Tofua 22253 Confirmed Eruption 1 Historical Observations 1847/7/10
243060 Tofua 22254 Confirmed Eruption 0 Historical Observations 1845/7/1
243060 Tofua 22370 Confirmed Eruption 0 Historical Observations 2015/10/2 2021/10/15
Emissions Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
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Data from the Earthchem Library
Title Author Release Date DOI Link
The emissions of CO2 and other volatiles from the world’s subaerial volcanoes The emissions of CO2 and other volatiles from the world’s subaerial volcanoes Fischer, Tobias 2020-11-21 10.1594/IEDA/111445 Details
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Data from the SESAR Database
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Data from the MaGa Database
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