Matavanu

Fissure ventSamoa

CountrySamoa

TypeFissure vent

Last Eruption1911

About Matavanu

The 1905-1911 eruption created lava fields on Savaii island. One of the longest eruptions in the Pacific. The lava flows destroyed villages and created new land. Samoa is volcanically active.

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