GVP volcano 241040 · no holder yet
Whakaari/White Island
Whakaari/White Island is a 294 m stratovolcano in New Zealand, erupting as recently as 2026.
- Type
- Stratovolcano(es) (composite landform)
- Summit
- 294 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 2026
- Largest known
- VEI 3, severe, 2000
- Eruptions
- 39 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 37.52°S 177.18°E · New Zealand
- Region
- Taupo Volcanic Arc, Tonga-Kermadec Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 241040
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).