Éruption volcanique

Uncertain eruption of Fonualei

16 févr. 1974 · 18.02° S, 174.32° W

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Quand
16 févr. 1974
Type
Éruption volcanique
Coordonnées
18.02° S, 174.32° W
Vei
1
Uncertain
oui
Volcano number
243100
Eruption number
14784

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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