Volcano profile

New Zealand

Whakaari/White Island.

Volcano profile for Whakaari/White Island 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
294 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Coordinates
-37.52°, 177.18°
GVP number
241040

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No current eruption report

New Zealand

Whakaari/White Island

Stratovolcano

Elevation
294 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-37.52°, 177.18°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Taupo Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
241040
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Whakaari/White Island · Live cameras

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Whakaari/White Island – Visual webcam: Whakaari/White Island from Te Kaha, New Zealand Visual webcam

Whakaari/White Island from Te Kaha

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Profile

Whakaari/White Island · New Zealand

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
10 Mar 202624 Mar 2026—Confirmed eruption
28 Aug 202528 Aug 20251Confirmed eruption
24 May 202413 May 20251Confirmed eruption
9 Dec 20199 Dec 20192Confirmed eruption
13 Sep 201614 Sep 20161Confirmed eruption
27 Apr 201627 Apr 20161Confirmed eruption
7 Aug 201211 Oct 20132Confirmed eruption
19 Feb 200119 Feb 20012Confirmed 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.

Whakaari/White Island · No current eruption report · 294 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Whakatāne AirportNew Zealand · WHK · NZWK
    50.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tauranga AirportNew Zealand · TRG · NZTG
    88.3 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

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.

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

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