Volcano profile
Volcano profile for Taranaki in New Zealand, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.
Live map
Official VAAC areas. Observations and forecasts have separate valid times.
NOAA-20 / VIIRS · detections within 20 km of catalogue volcanoes. A heat source does not confirm an eruption.
NOAA-20 / OMPS · total SO₂ column in Dobson units (DU), assuming a plume altitude of 3 km.
Total SO₂ columns show neither an individual volcano’s daily emission rate nor directly the concentration at ground level.
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New Zealand
Stratovolcano
No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.
Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program
This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.
Live cameras
Recent images from official volcano observatories.
Visual webcam
Updated 17 min ago · Last image:
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Profile
All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.
| Start | End | VEI | Report status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1854 | Not available | — | Uncertain eruption |
| 2 Jul 1800Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1755Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1700Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1655Uncertain dating | Not available | 4 | Confirmed eruption |
| 1590Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1570Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1560Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1550Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1500Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1480Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1400Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1340Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1300Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1070Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 970Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 820Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 550Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 520Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 390Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 150Uncertain dating | Not available | 3? | Confirmed eruption |
| 100Uncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 40 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 150 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 420 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 590 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1130 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1190 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1250 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1560 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 1700 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | 5 | Confirmed eruption |
| 2150 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 2400 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 2450 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 2700 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 2850 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 3250 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 5120 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 6050 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 7000 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 7270 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 7330 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
| 7650 BCEUncertain dating | Not available | — | Confirmed eruption |
Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13
Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.
QuakeMap24
Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.
Radius · 100 km
New Zealand · NPL · NZNPSource: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13
This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates
New PlymouthNew Zealand · 26.0 km
QuakeMap24
Core data comes from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and USGS. Map layers and live aircraft are loaded from the sources identified on the page.
This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.
Report status: No current eruption report
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC
Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC
Live aircraft · 50 km · Open Data Commons ODbL 1.0