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Mata o le Afi

Coordinates: 13°36′31″S 172°30′27″W / 13.6087°S 172.5076°W / -13.6087; -172.5076
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Mata o le Afi
Mata o le Afi is located in Samoa
Mata o le Afi
Mata o le Afi
Map of Samoa
Highest point
Elevation1,647 m (5,404 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°36′31″S 172°30′27″W / 13.6087°S 172.5076°W / -13.6087; -172.5076
Geology
Last eruption1902

Mata o le Afi ("Eye of the Fire" or "Source of the Fire") is an active volcano on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. It last erupted in 1902.

1902 eruption

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An eruption began on 30 October 1902.[2] It was preceded by a series of thirteen earthquakes, which damaged stone churches at Safune and Sasina and destroyed the church at Paia.[3] The inhabitants of these villages and of Aopo fled.[4] On 8 November Dr Otto Tetens examined the volcano, finding a crater a hundred yards across emitting smoke and rocks,[3] with a second crater two miles to the north where the eruption had finished.[4] The eruption had already begun to die down, and ceased around 17 November.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Mauga Mata o le afi". Peakery. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Savai'i: Eruptive History". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "THIRTEEN EARTHQUAKES". Auckland Star. 11 December 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 30 July 2021 – via Papers Past.
  4. ^ a b "THE VOLCANIC ERUPTION AT SAVAII". Taranaki Daily News. 19 January 103. p. 4. Retrieved 30 July 2021 – via Papers Past.