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
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 3 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
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

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. 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
7 Mar 20005 Sep 20003?Confirmed eruption
22 Aug 199816 Aug 19992Confirmed eruption
28 Mar 199829 Mar 19981Confirmed eruption
28 Jun 199529 Jun 19951Confirmed eruption
1 Feb 198628 Jul 19943Confirmed eruption
26 Dec 198312 Feb 19842Confirmed eruption
18 Dec 197629 Jan 19823Confirmed eruption
8 Sep 1974Not available2Confirmed eruption
19 Jul 197120 Jul 19712Confirmed eruption
9 Apr 1971Not available2Confirmed eruption
30 Jun 1970Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Aug 196916 Sep 19692Confirmed eruption
27 Jan 196816 Feb 19693Confirmed eruption
13 Nov 196616 Mar 19673Confirmed eruption
15 Dec 1962Not available3Confirmed eruption
14 Dec 195920 Dec 19592Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 1958Not available1Confirmed eruption
11 Dec 1957Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 1955Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 1947Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Apr 1933Not available3Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 1930Not available2Confirmed eruption
1 Sep 19283 Sep 19281Confirmed eruption
3 Feb 1926Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1924Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1922Not available2Confirmed eruption
13 May 1909Not available2Confirmed eruption
28 Nov 19086 Dec 19082Uncertain eruption
16 Sep 188616 Dec 18862Confirmed eruption
10 Jun 188615 Jun 18862Uncertain eruption
16 Oct 1885Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 1885Not available2Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1856Uncertain datingNot available2Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 1836Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
1 Dec 1826Not available2Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

Nearby earthquakes

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

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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: 2026-11-13

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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: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC