Mata o le Afi

Mata o le Afi
Mata o le Afi Map of Samoa
Highest point
Elevation	1,647 m (5,404 ft)[1]
Coordinates	13.6087°S 172.5076°W / -13.6087; -172.5076
Geology
Last eruption	1902

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

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

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