Volcano profile

New Zealand

Ruapehu.

Volcano profile for Ruapehu 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
2,797 m
Last documented eruption
2007
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
-39.28°, 175.57°
GVP number
241100

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No current eruption report

New Zealand

Ruapehu

Stratovolcano

Elevation
2,797 m
Last documented eruption
2007
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-39.28°, 175.57°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Taupo Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
241100
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Ruapehu · New Zealand

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
25 Sep 200725 Sep 20071Confirmed eruption
4 Oct 20064 Oct 20061Confirmed eruption
9 Oct 199718 Oct 19971Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 19961 Sep 19963Confirmed eruption
21 Mar 1996Not available0Uncertain eruption
11 Jan 19959 Nov 19953Confirmed eruption
12 Feb 19941 Apr 19941Uncertain eruption
8 Feb 19926 Mar 19921Confirmed eruption
5 Jul 199114 Jul 19911Confirmed eruption
17 Jun 19908 Sep 19900Confirmed eruption
7 Jan 199026 Jan 19901Confirmed eruption
1 Jul 198920 Sep 19891Confirmed eruption
8 Dec 19885 Mar 19891Confirmed eruption
20 Mar 198825 May 19881Confirmed eruption
24 Aug 198730 Aug 19871Confirmed eruption
8 Feb 19869 Feb 19861Confirmed eruption
15 Nov 198515 Nov 19851Confirmed eruption
21 May 19859 Jun 19851Confirmed eruption
25 Oct 198416 Dec 19841Confirmed eruption
2 Apr 1984Not available1Confirmed eruption
25 Oct 198112 Apr 19821Confirmed eruption
18 Oct 19803 Nov 19801Confirmed eruption
15 Jan 198027 Mar 19801Confirmed eruption
30 Jun 197915 Jul 19791Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 197717 Jan 19792Confirmed eruption
12 Sep 197622 Nov 19761Confirmed eruption
6 Mar 19766 Mar 19761Confirmed eruption
17 Oct 197517 Oct 19751Confirmed eruption
24 Apr 197527 Apr 19752Confirmed eruption
31 Oct 197325 Oct 19741Confirmed eruption
22 Oct 197210 Jan 19731Confirmed eruption
3 Apr 19711 Nov 19712Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 197017 Sep 19701Confirmed eruption
22 Jun 196923 Jun 19692Confirmed eruption
6 Apr 196810 Jun 19682Confirmed eruption
22 Jul 19674 Oct 19671Confirmed eruption
4 Apr 196627 Sep 19661Confirmed eruption
21 May 195931 Aug 19591Confirmed eruption
18 Nov 195618 Nov 19561Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 1952Not available1Confirmed eruption
19 Mar 1951Not available1Confirmed eruption
26 Jun 195026 Jun 19501Confirmed eruption
1 May 1948Not available1Confirmed eruption
21 Nov 194631 May 19471Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 194616 Jun 19462Confirmed eruption
8 Mar 194516 Dec 19453Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 1944Not available2Confirmed eruption
10 Aug 1942Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 1940Not available2Confirmed eruption
9 May 193613 May 19362Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 193416 Feb 19352Confirmed eruption
11 Aug 1934Not available2Confirmed eruption
22 Jan 1925Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 1921Not available2Confirmed eruption
29 Jun 1918Not available2Confirmed eruption
15 Mar 1906Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1903Not available2Confirmed eruption
10 Mar 189514 Mar 18952Confirmed eruption
1 May 1889Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 May 1861Not available2Confirmed eruption
1210Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
5550 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7590 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7840 BCEUncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
9650 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed 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

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Ruapehu · No current eruption report · 2,797 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Taupo AirportNew Zealand · TUO · NZAP
    74.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Wanganui AirportNew Zealand · WAG · NZWU
    89.2 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

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