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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Lateiki
Waves break over Metis Shoal on 19 February 1968, more than a month after the end of a submarine eruption that began in December 1967 and produced an ephemeral island. Metis Shoal has produced a series of small islands during eruptions observed since the mid-19th century. An eruption in 1995 produced a lava dome that built up to 43 m above sea level. Photo by Charles Lundquist, 1968 (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory).
Volcano Number:
243070
Volcano Name:
Lateiki
Country:
Tonga
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:
2019 CE
Elevation:
43m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Pop. within 5km:
18
Pop. within 10km:
18
Pop. within 30km:
18
Pop. within 100km:
7907
Latitude:
-19.18
Longitude:
-174.87
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Lateiki, previously known as Metis Shoal, is a submarine volcano midway between the islands of Kao and Late that has produced a series of ephemeral islands since the first confirmed activity in the mid-19th century. An island, perhaps not in eruption, was reported in 1781 and subsequently eroded away. During periods of inactivity following 20th-century eruptions, waves have been observed to break on rocky reefs or sandy banks with depths of 10 m or less. Dacitic tuff cones formed during the eruptions in 1967 and 1979 were soon eroded beneath the ocean surface. An eruption in 1995 produced an island with a diameter of 280 m and a height of 43 m following growth of a lava dome above the surface.
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