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Taranaki Maunga

Taranaki

Stratovolcano · New Zealand · 2518m

Taranaki volcano dominates the W coast of New Zealand's North Island. The stratovolcano, seen here from the S, is surrounded by a ring plain of debris avalanche and lahar deposits produced by repetitive collapse of the volcanic edifice. It has been active throughout the Holocene. The latest eruption of Taranaki took place in 1854 CE.
Taranaki volcano dominates the W coast of New Zealand's North Island. The stratovolcano, seen here from the S, is surrounded by a ring plain of debris avalanche and lahar deposits produced by repetitive collapse of the volcanic edifice. It has been active throughout the Holocene. The latest eruption of Taranaki took place in 1854 CE. · Photo: Photo by Jim Cole (University of Canterbury). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
New Zealand
Region
Tonga-Kermadec Volcanic Regions / Western North Island Volcanic Province
Elevation
2518m
Coordinates
-39.300, 174.070
Last eruption
1800
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Geological summary

The nearly symmetrical, steep-sided cone of Taranaki (previously known as Egmont), is a large andesitic stratovolcano on the west coast of central North Island. It is surrounded by a ring plain of debris-avalanche and lahar deposits that extend to the coast. Taranaki is the youngest and SE-most of a group of three volcanoes beginning with the Pleistocene Kaitoke Range. Fanthams Peak is located on the S flank, and four lava domes are on the lower N and S flanks. Multiple episodes of edifice collapse have occurred in the past 50,000 years. Explosive activity, sometimes accompanied by pyroclastic flows and lava dome growth, has occurred frequently throughout the Holocene.

From Wikipedia

Mount Taranaki, officially Taranaki Maunga and also known as Mount Egmont, is a dormant stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. At 2,518 metres (8,261 ft), it is the second highest mountain in the North Island, after Mount Ruapehu. It has a secondary cone, Fanthams Peak, 1,966 metres (6,450 ft), on its south side.

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Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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7650 BCE~7333 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?7333 BCE~7016 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?7016 BCE~6700 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6066 BCE~5749 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?5432 BCE~5116 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?3532 BCE~3215 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?2898 BCE~2581 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?2581 BCE~2264 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?2264 BCE~1948 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1948 BCE~1631 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 51631 BCE~1314 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1314 BCE~997 BCE · 3 eruptions · max VEI ?680 BCE~364 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?364 BCE~47 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?47 BCE~270 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 3270~587 · 3 eruptions · max VEI ?587~904 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?904~1220 · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?1220~1537 · 5 eruptions · max VEI ?1537~1854 · 9 eruptions · max VEI 47650 BCE5432 BCE2898 BCE680 BCE1537

Detailed timeline

  1. 1854VEI ?Observed
    1854 – Ongoing
  2. 1800VEI ?Geological estimate
    1800 – Ongoing
  3. 1755VEI ?Geological estimate
    1755 – Ongoing
  4. 1700 (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1700 – Ongoing
  5. 1655VEI 4Geological estimate
    1655 – Ongoing
  6. 1590 (±40 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1590 – Ongoing
  7. 1570 (±40 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1570 – Ongoing
  8. 1560 (±40 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1560 – Ongoing
  9. 1550 (±40 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1550 – Ongoing
  10. 1500 (±30 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1500 – Ongoing
  11. 1480 (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1480 – Ongoing
  12. 1400 (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1400 – Ongoing
  13. 1340 (±40 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1340 – Ongoing
  14. 1300 (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1300 – Ongoing
  15. 1070 (±40 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1070 – Ongoing
  16. 970 (±30 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    970 – Ongoing
  17. 820 (±30 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    820 – Ongoing
  18. 550VEI ?Geological estimate
    550 – Ongoing
  19. 520 (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    520 – Ongoing
  20. 390 (±40 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    390 – Ongoing
  21. 150VEI 3Geological estimate
    150 – Ongoing
  22. 100 (±40 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    100 – Ongoing
  23. 40 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 40 – Ongoing
  24. 150 BCE (±30 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 150 – Ongoing
  25. 420 BCE (±30 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 420 – Ongoing
  26. 590 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 590 – Ongoing
  27. 1130 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 1130 – Ongoing
    Fanthams Peak
  28. 1190 BCE (±40 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 1190 – Ongoing
  29. 1250 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 1250 – Ongoing
    Southern Beehive
  30. 1560 BCE (±40 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 1560 – Ongoing
  31. 1700 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate
    BCE 1700 – Ongoing
  32. 2150 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 2150 – Ongoing
  33. 2400 BCE (±40 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 2400 – Ongoing
  34. 2450 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 2450 – Ongoing
  35. 2700 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 2700 – Ongoing
  36. 2850 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 2850 – Ongoing
  37. 3250 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 3250 – Ongoing
  38. 5120 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 5120 – Ongoing
  39. 6050 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 6050 – Ongoing
  40. 7000 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 7000 – Ongoing
  41. 7270 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 7270 – Ongoing
  42. 7330 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 7330 – Ongoing
  43. 7650 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 7650 – Ongoing

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