Volcanoes of Tonga

Tofua, Tonga

Caldera · 515 m (1,690 ft) · Tonga-SW Pacific

Tofua is a caldera in Tonga, 515 m (1,690 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1900 to 1963. NOAA records 1 significant eruption here.

Tofua on the map

Tofua 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
Caldera
Elevation
515 m (1,690 ft)
Country
Tonga
Region
Tonga-SW Pacific
Summit
19.750° S, 175.070° W
Last known eruption
1900 to 1963
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
243060

Significant eruptions

1 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.