Pirongia Volcano
Updated: Apr 24, 2024 00:21 GMT -
Stratovolcano 959 m / 3146 ft
New Zealand, -38°S / 175.1°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
New Zealand, -38°S / 175.1°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Pirongia volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 17, 09:45 am (Auckland) | 3.1 41 km | 22 km (13 mi) to the SE | New Zealand | Info | |
Apr 16, 03:15 pm (Auckland) | 2.4 99 km | 29 km (18 mi) to the NE | New Zealand | Info | |
Sunday, April 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 15, 09:03 am (Auckland) | 2.9 26 km | 24 km (15 mi) to the SE | New Zealand 1 report | Info |
Background
Pirongia is low-angle eroded stratovolcano of Pliocene-lower Pleistocene age of the Alexandra volcanic group. Potassium-Argon dates of 2.25 and 2.06 million years ago have been obtained from Pirongia, but flank cones are younger (Briggs 1983).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information