Volcanic eruption
See 1939 on the mapEruption of Fonualei
Jun 1939 · 18.02° S, 174.32° W
Fonualei is an uninhabited volcanic island in the kingdom of Tonga.
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What the records say
- When
- Jun 1939
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 18.02° S, 174.32° W
- Vei
- 2
- Vent
- Summit, W and SE sides
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 243100
- Eruption number
- 14781
Fonualei
Island in Tonga
Fonualei is an uninhabited volcanic island in the kingdom of Tonga. It 70 km northwest of Vavaʻu and is part of the highly active Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone and its associated volcanic arc, which extends from New Zealand north-northeast to Fiji, and is formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate under the Indo-Australian Plate. The closest island to Fonualei is Tokū 19.7 km to the southeast.
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Nearby in time and place
The source
- 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