Niuafo'ou, Tonga

Shield volcano · 260 m (853 ft) · Tonga-SW Pacific

Niuafo'ou is a shield volcano in Tonga, 260 m (853 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 2 significant eruptions here, which killed 25 people where the toll is counted.

Niuafo'ou on the map

Niuafo'ou and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

Since 1964
1900 to 1963
1800s
AD 1 to 1799
Before AD 1, or undated

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The volcano

Type: Shield volcano
Elevation: 260 m (853 ft)
Country: Tonga
Region: Tonga-SW Pacific
Summit: 15.600° S, 175.630° W
Last known eruption: 1964 or later
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 243110

Significant eruptions

2 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

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Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.