Tinakula volcano is located at the NW end of the Santa Cruz islands in the Solomon Islands. It forms a small 3.5 km wide and steep island, which is the upper 25% of a very active stratovolcano that rises more than 3 km from the sea floor. Tinakula is very similar to Stromboli volcano in Italy.
Tinakula's active summit crater is often in strombolian activity and the glowing bombs it ejects often roll down down a steep slope of loose ash and scoria extending to the sea on the SW side of the island.
The small 3.5 km wide Tinakula Island was inhabited until 1971 when a major eruption and a tsunami occurred and prompted people to abandon the island.
Tinakula has been frequently active since it was first discovered by the Spanish explorer Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira in 1595.
Schichtvulkan 851 m / 2,792 ft
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, -10.38°S / 165.8°E Ausbrüche des Tinakula:
2008-2011, 2006-07, 2002 (?), 2001-02, 2002 (April)-2001, 1999, 1995, 1989-90, 1984-85, 1971, 1965-66, 1955 (?), 1951, 1909, 1897, 1886, 1871, 1869, 1857, 1855, 1840?, 1797, 1768, 1595 Typische Aktivität: strombolianische
Tinakula Webcams / aktuelle Daten Letzte Erdbeben in der Nähe
After the magnitude 8 earthquake on February 6. Villagers on nearby islands have been reporting increased activity at Tinakula volcano, Santa Cruz islands (which was near the episcentre of the EQ). Reports say that people have heard "loud and strange sounds" from the volcano. ...mehr
The current nature of the activity is unknown but reports say that activity is becoming "abnormal". [less]
The massive magnitude 8.0 earthquake, along with dozends of strong (M4-6) aftershocks, as well as the many M5-6 earthquakes during the past preceding days occurred relatively close to the volcano, at a distance of about 80 km. ...mehr
It is possible that the influence of the shaking will cause some changes in the behavior of the volcano, but it is very unlikely that there will be people there able to observe and report about any activity of this volcano in the near future in detail. [less]
Map of Nenda Island (Solomon Islands) and the recent quakes along with the location of Tinakula
A series of large, relatively shallow (10-50 km) tectonic earthquakes has been occurring in the remote Santa Cruz Islands belonging to the Solomon Islands in the past few days. Since 29 Jan, 13 quakes above magnitude 5 including 3 above magnitude 6 have occurred in clusters in 2 areas. The first (29-30 Jan) and latest (today) cluster of quakes was in an area about 50 km SW of Nata on Nenda Island, the second one (31 Jan) about 50 km ENE of Nenda Island. ...mehr
The area of the quakes lies at the subduction zone where the Australian oceanic plate dives under the Pacific plate. The subduction process also causes volcanic activity along an arc of island volcanoes. The nearest volcano to the earthquakes is Tinakula, located to the north of Nenda, about 70 km distance from both areas of earthquakes. Tinakula is rarely visited, but one of the most active volcanoes in the world, and often in strombolian activity. [less]
Steam plume above Tinakula Island (NASA image taken on 14 Feb 2012)
Tinakula Vulkan ist wahrscheinlich ein aktuelle Satellitenbild von der NASA Earth Observatory zeigt veröffentlicht ausbrechen. ...mehr
Tinakula ist eine kleine, vulkanische, Insel im Südpazifik befindet sich etwa 2.300 Kilometer (1.400 Meilen) nordöstlich von Brisbane, Australien. Das natürlichen Farben Satellitenbild zeigt eine Rauchfahne von vulkanischem Gas, evtl. gemischt mit ein wenig Asche, erhebt sich über der Insel Gipfel. Am Februar 13 und 14, 2012 NASA Moderate Resolution Imaging Spektroradiometer (MODIS) erkannt Hitze Signaturen auf Tinakula und eine kleine Rauchfahne war offensichtlich in sichtbare Bilder (untere Bild). Im letzten Jahrzehnt haben Satelliten intermittierende "thermische Anomalien" erkannt, daß Eruptionen stattgefunden haben, aber Augenzeugen Beobachtungen sind selten. [less]
