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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Kavachi
A cock’s-tail plume rises above Kavachi volcano during a Surtseyan eruption on 15 March 2004. Projections of individual blocks and ash can be seen at the margins of the plume. The frequently-erupting submarine volcano had been inactive since August 2003. Photo by Corey Howell, 2004.
Volcano Number:
255060
Volcano Name:
Kavachi
Country:
Solomon Islands
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:
2014 CE
Elevation:
-20m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
Pop. within 5km:
6
Pop. within 10km:
6
Pop. within 30km:
802
Pop. within 100km:
50014
Latitude:
-8.991
Longitude:
157.979
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Named for a sea-god of the Gatokae and Vangunu peoples, Kavachi is located in the Solomon Islands south of Vangunu Island. Sometimes referred to as Rejo te Kvachi ("Kavachi's Oven"), this shallow submarine basaltic-to-andesitic volcano has produced ephemeral islands up to 1 km long many times since its first recorded eruption during 1939. Residents of the nearby islands of Vanguna and Nggatokae (Gatokae) reported "fire on the water" prior to 1939, a possible reference to earlier eruptions. The roughly conical edifice rises from water depths of 1.1-1.2 km on the north and greater depths to the SE. Frequent shallow submarine and occasional subaerial eruptions produce phreatomagmatic explosions that eject steam, ash, and incandescent bombs. On a number of occasions lava flows were observed on the ephemeral islands.
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