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GVP volcano 244020 · no holder yet

Tutuila

Tutuila is a 653 m tuff cone in the United States, last erupted in 440 CE.

Type
Tuff cone(s) (cluster landform)
Summit
653 m above sea level
Rock
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Setting
Subduction zone, oceanic, under 15 km
Last eruption
440 CE
Largest known
VEI 3, severe, 440 CE
Eruptions
1 confirmed in the record
Where
14.29°S 170.70°W · United States
Region
Samoan Hotspot Volcano Group, Southern Pacific Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 244020

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