Volcano profile

New Zealand

Raoul Island.

Volcano profile for Raoul 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
516 m
Last documented eruption
2006
Coordinates
-29.27°, -177.92°
GVP number
242030

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No current eruption report

New Zealand

Raoul Island

Stratovolcano

Elevation
516 m
Last documented eruption
2006
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-29.27°, -177.92°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northern Kermadec Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
242030
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Raoul Island · New Zealand

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
17 Mar 200617 Mar 2006?1Confirmed eruption
25 Mar 198725 Mar 19870Uncertain eruption
19 Nov 196425 Apr 19652Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 1886Not available0Confirmed eruption
20 Jun 18703 Oct 18703Confirmed eruption
9 Mar 1814Not available3Confirmed eruption
1720Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed eruption
1630Uncertain datingNot available4Confirmed 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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Raoul Island · No current eruption report · 516 m

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Sources & data dates

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