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Fonualei: eruption history

Elevation188 m

TypeStratovolcano

Confirmed eruptions6#6 of 21 in country

Latest eruption1957-06-16

Largest VEI4

Location-18.02, -174.32

Eruptions per century (since 1500)

1500–15990

1600–16990

1700–17991

1800–18991

1900–19994

2000–20990

By VEI

VEI 23

VEI 41

Eruptions (latest first, up to 60)

Start	VEI	End	Area
1957-06-16	–	–
1951-08-21	2	–	North-central part of the island
1939-06-16	2	–	Summit, W and SE sides
1906-03-16	–	–
1846-06-11	4	1846
1791	2	–

Nearby volcanoes

Volcano	Distance	Eruptions
Tofua Arc at 18.3°S	34 km	2
Late	94 km	2
Home Reef	118 km	8
Lateiki	141 km	10
Kao	197 km	1
Tofua	208 km	11
Tafahi	249 km	0
Curacoa	276 km	2

Eruption records from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program; older eruptions may be missing. VEI = Volcanic Explosivity Index (0–8). For current alerts, check the official agency.