#volcan #volcano #Tofua 🇹🇴 Une activité éruptive faible et stable se maintient dans le cratère du cône Lofia/A low intensity and stable eruptive activity is ongoing in the crater of the Lofia cone
On 2026-02-15 #TROPOMI has detected an enhanced SO2 signal of 12.52DU at a distance of 55.5km to #Tofua or #HungaTonga. Other nearby sources: #HungaTonga. #DLR_inpuls #S5p #Sentinel5p #TROPOMI #SO2LH
On 2026-02-14 #TROPOMI has detected an enhanced SO2 signal of 3.77DU at a distance of 84.5km to #Tofua or #HungaTonga. Other nearby sources: #HungaTonga. #DLR_inpuls #S5p #Sentinel5p #TROPOMI #SO2LH
On 2026-01-19 #TROPOMI has detected an enhanced SO2 signal of 3.63DU at a distance of 83.2km to #Tofua or #HungaTonga. Other nearby sources: #HungaTonga. #DLR_inpuls #S5p #Sentinel5p #TROPOMI #SO2LH
On 2026-01-18 #TROPOMI has detected an enhanced SO2 signal of 4.90DU at a distance of 81.8km to #Tofua or #HungaTonga. Other nearby sources: #HungaTonga. #DLR_inpuls #S5p #Sentinel5p #TROPOMI #SO2LH
On 2026-01-09 #TROPOMI has detected an enhanced SO2 signal of 4.49DU at a distance of 73.0km to #Tofua or #HungaTonga. Other nearby sources: #HungaTonga. #DLR_inpuls #S5p #Sentinel5p #TROPOMI #SO2LH
#volcan #volcano #Tofua 🇹🇴 Une activité éruptive se poursuit, de faible intensité et stable, dans le cratère du cône Lofia/A weak and stable eruptive activity is ongoing in the crater of the Lofia cone

#PhotoOfTheDay: Compared to the low-lying islands of sand and coral that make up most of Tonga’s Ha‘apai island group, #Tofua stands out.

The tall, cone-shaped volcanic island is difficult to access and comparatively inhospitable.

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/153437/first-stop-tofua

First Stop: Tofua  

British Royal Naval officer William Bligh and 18 loyalists headed for this volcanic island in Tonga after a mutiny on the HMS <em>Bounty</em>.

Tofua Island Volcano on 8/24/24. #volcano #tofua #Sentinel-2 #tonga
6.9 earthquake strikes off Tonga

No tsunami is expected, the US Tsunami Warning System says.

RNZ