Volcano profile

New Zealand

Okataina.

Volcano profile for Okataina 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
Lava dome
Elevation
1,111 m
Last documented eruption
1981
Coordinates
-38.1569°, 176.5069°
GVP number
241050

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No current eruption report

New Zealand

Okataina

Lava dome

Elevation
1,111 m
Last documented eruption
1981
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-38.1569°, 176.5069°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Taupo Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
241050
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Profile

Okataina · New Zealand

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
16 May 198116 May 19811Confirmed eruption
23 Feb 197823 Feb 19781Confirmed eruption
22 Feb 197322 Feb 19731Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 1951Not available1Confirmed eruption
17 Nov 192618 Nov 19261Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1924Not available1Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 19182 Jul 19201Confirmed eruption
24 Mar 19174 Apr 19171Confirmed 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

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Okataina · No current eruption report · 1,111 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Rotorua Regional AirportNew Zealand · ROT · NZRO
    17.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Whakatāne AirportNew Zealand · WHK · NZWK
    44.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tauranga AirportNew Zealand · TRG · NZTG
    60.4 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

RotoruaNew Zealand · 23.0 km

WhakataneNew Zealand · 47.3 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

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC