Éruption volcanique

Eruption of Fonualei

1791 · 18.02° S, 174.32° W

Fonualei is an uninhabited volcanic island in the kingdom of Tonga.

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Quand
1791
Type
Éruption volcanique
Coordonnées
18.02° S, 174.32° W
Vei
2
Dated by
Observations: Reported
Volcano number
243100
Eruption number
14778

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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