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Volcanoes in Tonga

Tonga has 21 Holocene volcanoes on the map. 13 have erupted since 1926. The highest summits at 1,009 m. Below: how they split by eruption age, and the country’s most recently active volcanoes. From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, snapshot 2026-06-23.

VOLCANOES21

ACTIVE SINCE 192613

HIGHEST SUMMIT1,009 m

By last eruption

Erupted since 192613 · 62%

Historical (1500–1925)2 · 10%

Prehistoric (Holocene)0 · 0%

Last eruption undated6 · 29%

Most recently active in Tonga

The country’s volcanoes, most recent eruption first. Year is the last recorded eruption; elevation is the summit.

2026Tofua · Caldera515 m

2026Home Reef · Stratovolcano-10 m

2022Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai · Caldera114 m

2019Lateiki · Stratovolcano43 m

2019Tofua Arc at 18.3°S · Stratovolcano-40 m

2017Tofua Arc at 20.9°S · Stratovolcano-296 m

2009West Mata · Fissure vent(s)-1,174 m

2008Tafu-Maka · Fissure vent-1,400 m

1979Curacoa · Complex-33 m

1957Fonualei · Stratovolcano188 m

1946Niuafo'ou · Shield260 m

1936Fonuafo'ou · Stratovolcano-17 m

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