What the records say
- When
- 14 May 1979
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 15.62° S, 173.67° W
- Vei
- 1
- Vent
- 13 km north of Tafahi
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 243102
- Eruption number
- 14776
Curacoa volcano
Submarine volcano in Tonga
Curacoa is a submarine volcano located south of the Curacoa Reef in northern Tonga. The reef is 24km North of Tafahi in the Niua Islands. Eruptions were observed in 1973 and 1979 from two separate vents. The 1973 eruption produced a large raft of dacitic pumice, and had a volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 3.
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- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page