GVP volcano 241080 · no holder yet
Tongariro
Tongariro is a 1,978 m stratovolcano in New Zealand, erupting as recently as 2012.
- Type
- Stratovolcano(es) (composite landform)
- Summit
- 1,978 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 2012
- Largest known
- VEI 5, paroxysmal, 550 BCE
- Eruptions
- 76 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 39.16°S 175.63°E · New Zealand
- Region
- Taupo Volcanic Arc, Tonga-Kermadec Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 241080
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).