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Mata o le Afi

Mata o le Afi

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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.

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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]

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


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