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GVP volcano 243040 · no holder yet

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai is a 114 m caldera in Tonga, erupting as recently as 2022.

Type
Caldera
Summit
114 m above sea level
Rock
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Setting
Subduction zone, oceanic, under 15 km
Last eruption
2022
Largest known
VEI 5, paroxysmal, 2021
Eruptions
7 confirmed in the record
Where
20.55°S 175.38°W · Tonga
Region
Tofua Volcanic Arc, Tonga-Kermadec Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 243040

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