Ngauruhoe Volcano
Updated: May 8, 2024 03:51 GMT -
Stratovolcano 1978 m (6,489 ft)
North Island (New Zealand), -39.13°S / 175.64°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
North Island (New Zealand), -39.13°S / 175.64°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 24 Apr 2015
Ngauruhoe volcano seen from Tongariro; Ruhapehu volcano in the background.
Ngauruhoe (pronouned "Nauruhó"), a steep 600 m tall stratovolcano 17 km NNE of Ruhapehu volcano, is the main vent of Tongariro volcano and one of New Zealand's most active volcanoes. Its last eruptive phase in 1975-77 produced violent ash explosions, lava fountains and pyroclastic flows. In its recent past, Ngauruhoe has been erupting around every 10 years and the time lapsed since then makes this the longest repose interval known in its recorded history.
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Ngauruhoe volcano eruptions: 1975-77, 1972, 1968-69, 1962, 1958-59, 1956, 1948-54, 1939-40, 1937, 1934, 1931, 1924-28, 1917, 1913-14, 1909-10, 1904-07, 1897-98, 1892, 1883, 1881, 1878, 1875, 1869-70, 1862-64, 1857, 1844, 1841, 1839, 550 BC ± 200
Latest nearby earthquakes
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May 5, 03:37 am (Auckland) | 2.6 5.5 km | 14 km (8.8 mi) to the S | New Zealand I FELT IT | Info | |
Friday, May 3, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
May 3, 04:41 pm (Auckland) | 1.7 32 km | New Zealand | Info | ||
May 3, 03:52 pm (Auckland) | 2.1 4.1 km | 30 km (19 mi) to the NE | New Zealand | Info | |
Thursday, May 2, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
May 3, 02:57 am (Auckland) | 2.0 86 km | New Zealand | Info | ||
Friday, April 26, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 26, 02:06 pm (Auckland) | 2.0 4.4 km | New Zealand | Info | ||
Thursday, April 25, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 26, 08:03 am (Auckland) | 1.9 82 km | New Zealand | Info |