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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Curacoa
A raft of floating pumice from a July 1973 submarine eruption behind the wake of a ship. This was the first report of an eruption from the Curacoa submarine volcano in the northern Tonga Islands. The pumice raft covered an area of more than 100 km2 and was encountered by a ship 200 km to the W nearly two weeks after the start of the eruption. Another eruption was observed in the same general area in 1979. Photo by the crew of the vessel "Port Nicholson," 1973 (courtesy of Tom Simkin, Smithsonian Institution).
Volcano Number:
243102
Volcano Name:
Curacoa
Country:
Tonga
Volcano Type:
Submarine
Last Eruption:
1979 CE
Elevation:
-33m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Pop. within 30km:
37
Pop. within 100km:
1755
Latitude:
-15.62
Longitude:
-173.67
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Eruption Number
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243102
Curacoa
14775
Confirmed Eruption
3
6.4 km SW of Curacoa Reef
Observations: Reported
1973/7/11
1973/7/16
243102
Curacoa
14776
Confirmed Eruption
1
13 km north of Tafahi
Observations: Reported
1979/5/14
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11294896
2020-08-14T11:50:48
-15.6785
-173.7146
37.77
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2019-08-16T03:19:02
-15.5445
-173.6984
89.17
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us600055sc
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10999366
2019-01-25T04:21:33
-15.6655
-173.6909
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10164177
2017-05-21T10:51:17
-15.5987
-173.7083
68.15
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10538191
2014-11-16T12:19:51
-15.6523
-173.6374
42.0
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2014-08-20T21:19:46
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2014-08-08T23:43:43
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2014-05-03T02:50:36
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8748502
2012-06-27T06:56:45
-15.6155
-173.6183
42.0
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2012-01-09T11:42:06
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3334727
2012-01-08T19:51:25
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2011-02-27T05:43:30
-15.6251
-173.5831
0.0
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2011-02-15T08:51:55
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2011-02-05T06:04:53
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2011-01-20T19:39:58
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2010-11-11T22:28:47
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-173.6797
42.0
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2010-08-06T05:53:48
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2010-08-05T19:06:23
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2010-03-31T00:05:44
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2010-03-05T12:35:09
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3881358
2009-12-07T06:57:48
-15.5692
-173.623
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2009-11-08T09:45:35
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2009-10-30T01:55:42
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2009-10-12T10:02:12
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2009-10-03T02:07:34
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2009-10-02T07:57:29
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2009-10-01T21:40:10
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2009-10-01T19:25:43
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2009-09-29T23:23:12
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2008-11-20T10:05:42
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-173.656
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2008-04-28T21:34:21
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2008-04-09T02:15:23
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2007-10-20T18:02:19
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2007-09-02T21:35:09
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2007-01-24T20:44:34
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2006-11-08T20:44:49
-15.5926
-173.6074
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2006-09-05T09:33:44
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2006-05-30T19:00:26
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2004-09-04T05:22:23
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2004-09-03T14:17:35
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2004-07-06T13:00:46
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2003-02-01T18:16:39
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2001-04-13T12:31:57
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2000-02-26T15:07:11
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1998-08-31T08:33:31
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278452
1992-10-21T19:08:03
-15.5463
-173.6694
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1984-01-29T15:02:33
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1981-09-02T14:18:52
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1980-09-15T23:30:24
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148675
1975-08-01T23:24:24
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1973-08-17T02:30:56
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