Volcano profile

Tonga

Tofua.

Volcano profile for Tofua in Tonga, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Caldera
Elevation
515 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Coordinates
-19.75°, -175.07°
GVP number
243060

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No current eruption report

Tonga

Tofua

Caldera

Elevation
515 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-19.75°, -175.07°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Tofua Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
243060
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Tofua · Tonga

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
2 Oct 2015Uncertain dating17 Mar 20260Confirmed eruption
19 Mar 200418 Oct 2014?1Confirmed eruption
29 Apr 1993Not available0Uncertain eruption
31 Dec 1958Uncertain dating2 Jul 19602Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 1906Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 190616 Feb 19062Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 1885Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1854Not available2Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Volcano at a glance

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Tofua · No current eruption report · 515 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Lifuka Island AirportTonga · HPA · NFTL
    76.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

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Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC