Volcano profile

New Zealand

Taranaki.

Volcano profile for Taranaki in New Zealand, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2,518 m
Last documented eruption
1800
Coordinates
-39.3°, 174.07°
GVP number
241030

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No current eruption report

New Zealand

Taranaki

Stratovolcano

Elevation
2,518 m
Last documented eruption
1800
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-39.3°, 174.07°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Western North Island Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
241030
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Live cameras

Taranaki · Live cameras

Recent images from official volcano observatories.

Taranaki – Visual webcam: Taranaki Maunga from New Plymouth, New Zealand Visual webcam

Taranaki Maunga from New Plymouth

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Profile

Taranaki · New Zealand

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
2 Jul 1854Not available—Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1800Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1755Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1700Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1655Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
1590Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1570Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1560Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Taranaki · No current eruption report · 2,518 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • New Plymouth AirportNew Zealand · NPL · NZNP
    33.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

New PlymouthNew Zealand · 26.0 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

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.

VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC