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    Tinakula

    Stratovolcano · 796 m · Solomon Islands

    Tinakula
    Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Tinakula sits on the Pacific Plate, in a subduction zone. 28 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2024.

    Elevation
    796 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone
    Dominant Rock
    Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
    Plate
    Pacific Plate
    Country
    Solomon Islands
    Last Eruption
    2024
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    28
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    3

    Eruption Timeline

    Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).

    1,050 BCE1595 · VEI 31767 · VEI 21797 · VEI 11840 · VEI 31855 · VEI 21869 · VEI 21871 · VEI 218861897 · VEI 21909 · VEI 21927 · VEI 21932 · VEI 11951 · VEI 31955 · VEI 21965 · VEI 31971 · VEI 21984 · VEI 21989 · VEI 11995 · VEI 11999 · VEI 12000 · VEI 12002 · VEI 12002 · VEI 12006 · VEI 22008 · VEI 12017 · VEI 32018 · VEI 2 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 1,050 BCE1500180019002000

    Eruption Uncertain Date

    Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata