Earth:Moua Pihaa
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Short description: Seamount in the Pacific Ocean
| Moua Pihaa | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | −160 m (−520 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 18°19′30″S 148°31′30″W / 18.325°S 148.525°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | French Polynesia |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Submarine volcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Society hotspot |
| Last eruption | 1970 |
Moua Pihaa is a submarine volcano in French Polynesia. It is located southwest of Mehetia in the Society Islands, and is the largest of a group of seamounts stretching between Mehetia and Tahiti. The volcano's summit is 160m below sea level.[1]
The volcano was first located in 1976 using seismograph records, and its existence confirmed by a bathymetric survey.[2]
Moua Pihaa was seismically active from 22 to 29 April 1969, and from 21 to 23 June 1970, which suggests that submarine eruptions have occurred.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Moua Pihaa". Global Volcanism Program. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=333030.
- ↑ Talandier, J.; Okal, E. A. (1984). "The volcanoseismic swarms of 1981-1983 in the Tahiti-Mehetia area, French Polynesia". Journal of Geophysical Research 89 (B13): 11216. doi:10.1029/JB089iB13p11216. Bibcode: 1984JGR....8911216T. https://www.earth.northwestern.edu/people/emile/PDF/EAO042.pdf. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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