Tafu-Maka volcano
Submarine volcano -1400 m / - 4,593 ft
Tonga, Tonga Islands, -15.37°S / -174.23°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Tonga, Tonga Islands, -15.37°S / -174.23°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Erupciones del volcán Tafu-Maka: 2008
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Fecha / Hora | Revista / Profundidad | Distancia | Ubicación | |
| Wed, 24 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 terremoto) | ||||
| 25 feb 2021 08:19 (GMT +13) (24 Feb 2021 19:19:50 GMT) | 5.0 10 km - More | 101 km | Océano Pacífico Sur, 220 km al suroeste de Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa | |
| Mon, 22 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 terremoto) | ||||
| 23 feb 2021 02:24 (GMT +13) (22 Feb 2021 13:24:15 GMT) | 5.0 10 km - More | 89 km | Océano Pacífico Sur, 232 km al suroeste de Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa | |
Background
Two submarine volcanoes, Tafu and Maka, lie along a NE-SW-trending ridge segment on the southern part of the NE Lau Spreading Center (NELSC). The NELSC is a back-arc spreading center in the northeast part of the Lau Basin. Tafu (Tongan for "source of fire") rises to about 1400 m below sea level at the NE end of the ridge segment, and Maka (Tongan for "rock") reaches 1560 m below sea level at the SW end of the ridge segment. A November 2008 NOAA Vents Program expedition discovered submarine hydrothermal plumes consistent with very recent (days to weeks?) submarine lava effusion from Maka volcano. A return visit in May 2009 documented the freshly emplaced lava flow at Maka.---
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