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Ofu-Olosega

Ofu-Olosega is a 639 m shield volcano in the United States, last erupted in 1866.

Type
Shield(s) (shield landform)
Summit
639 m above sea level
Rock
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Setting
Subduction zone, oceanic, under 15 km
Last eruption
1866
Largest known
VEI 2, explosive, 1866
Eruptions
1 confirmed in the record
Where
14.18°S 169.62°W · United States
Region
Samoan Hotspot Volcano Group, Southern Pacific Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 244010

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