Koro volcano

Updated: Jul 6, 2022 08:03 GMT - Refresh

cinder cones 522 m / 1,713 ft
Koro Island, Fiji, -17.32°S / 179.4°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

Koro volcano is a group of young basaltic cinder cones on 16x9 km wide Koro Island between Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, Fiji. Some of the cones are possibly less than 10,000 years old.

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Typical eruption style: effusive
Koro volcano eruptions: unknown
Lastest nearby earthquakes: No recent earthquakes

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Background

Koro belongs to the volcanic Lomaiviti Islands. The youngest lava flows on Koro were erupted from its NNE-SSW-trending chain of cinder cone form a flat lava field mostly confined to the central plateau.

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