GVP volcano 241021 · no holder yet
Tuhua/Mayor Island
Tuhua/Mayor Island is a 355 m shield volcano in New Zealand, last erupted around 5055 BCE.
- Type
- Shield
- Summit
- 355 m above sea level
- Rock
- Rhyolite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 5055 BCE
- Largest known
- VEI 5, paroxysmal, 5055 BCE
- Eruptions
- 2 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 37.28°S 176.25°E · New Zealand
- Region
- Taupo Volcanic Arc, Tonga-Kermadec Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 241021
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).