Volcano profile

New Zealand

Tongariro.

Volcano profile for Tongariro 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
1,978 m
Last documented eruption
2012
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 5 highest recorded · latest VEI 2 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
-39.157°, 175.632°
GVP number
241080

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No current eruption report

New Zealand

Tongariro

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,978 m
Last documented eruption
2012
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-39.157°, 175.632°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Taupo Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
241080
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Tongariro · Live cameras

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Tongariro – Visual webcam: Tongariro Te Maari Crater, New Zealand Visual webcam

Tongariro Te Maari Crater

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Tongariro · New Zealand

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
21 Nov 201221 Nov 20122Confirmed eruption
6 Aug 20127 Aug 20122Confirmed eruption
4 Jul 19774 Jul 19771Confirmed eruption
23 Aug 197628 Aug 19761Confirmed eruption
12 Feb 197523 Feb 19753Confirmed eruption
22 Nov 197219 Aug 19743Confirmed eruption
19 Mar 19726 Jun 19722Confirmed eruption
21 Jan 1969Not available2Confirmed eruption
18 Aug 1968Not available2Confirmed eruption
24 May 1962Not available2Confirmed eruption
1 Jun 1959Not available2Confirmed eruption
5 Nov 195818 Nov 19582Confirmed eruption
11 Jan 195611 Feb 19562Confirmed eruption
13 May 195425 Jun 19553Confirmed eruption
28 Dec 1953Not available0Confirmed eruption
29 Nov 195216 Jul 19532Confirmed eruption
16 May 1951Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 1950Not available2Confirmed eruption
9 Feb 19493 Mar 19492Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 1948Not available2Confirmed eruption
30 Apr 194816 May 19482Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 194016 Oct 19402Confirmed eruption
16 Aug 1939Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 1937Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 193416 Feb 19352Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 1934Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 193116 May 19312Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 1928Not available2Confirmed eruption
3 Mar 1928Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1927Not available1?Uncertain eruption
21 Dec 192630 Dec 19262Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 192616 Jun 19262Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 192516 Dec 19252Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 192416 Nov 19242Confirmed eruption
22 May 1924Not available2Confirmed eruption
9 Jan 192430 Jan 19242Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 191716 Nov 19172Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 191416 Oct 19142Confirmed eruption
16 May 1913Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 1913Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 191016 Jan 19112Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 1910Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 190916 Jul 19092Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 1907Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 190716 May 19072Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 1906Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1905Not available2Confirmed eruption
22 Nov 1904Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 1898Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1897Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 189626 Dec 18962Confirmed eruption
30 Nov 1892Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 189216 Dec 18922Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 189216 Mar 18922Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 1890Not available1Uncertain eruption
16 Jun 1886Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1885Uncertain dating2 Jul 18871Confirmed eruption
25 Apr 1883Not available2Confirmed eruption
6 Jul 1881Not available2Confirmed eruption
1 Sep 1878Not available2Confirmed eruption
1 Oct 1875Not available2Uncertain eruption
16 Apr 187016 Aug 18702Confirmed eruption
16 Aug 1869Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1869Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 186416 Jan 18652Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 186316 Apr 18642Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 1862Not available2Confirmed eruption
21 Apr 1859Not available1?Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 185716 Mar 18572Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1855Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 184416 Jan 18452Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1841Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 183916 Mar 18391?Confirmed eruption
1500Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
550 BCEUncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption
9350 BCEUncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption
9450 BCEUncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption
9650 BCEUncertain datingNot available5Confirmed eruption
9850 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed 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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Volcano at a glance

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Tongariro · No current eruption report · 1,978 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Taupo AirportNew Zealand · TUO · NZAP
    60.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC