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GVP volcano 243080 · no holder yet

Home Reef

Home Reef is a submarine stratovolcano 10 m under the Pacific, erupting as recently as 2026.

Ongoing in the Smithsonian's record since December 2025, as of March 2026.

Type
Stratovolcano (composite landform)
Summit
10 m below sea level
Rock
Dacite
Setting
Subduction zone, oceanic, under 15 km
Last eruption
2026
Largest known
VEI 3, severe, 1984
Eruptions
8 confirmed in the record
Where
18.99°S 174.78°W · The Pacific
Region
Tofua Volcanic Arc, Tonga-Kermadec Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 243080

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