Erupção vulcânica

Eruption of Curacoa

14 de mai. de 1979 · 15.62° S, 173.67° W

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Quando
14 de mai. de 1979
Tipo
Erupção vulcânica
Coordenadas
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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