Volcano profile

New Zealand

Monowai.

Volcano profile for Monowai 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
-132 m
Last documented eruption
2014
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 1 highest recorded · latest VEI 0 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
-25.887°, -177.188°
GVP number
242050

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No current eruption report

New Zealand

Monowai

Stratovolcano

Elevation
-132 m
Last documented eruption
2014
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-25.887°, -177.188°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northern Kermadec Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
242050
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Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Monowai · New Zealand

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
11 Nov 201612 Nov 20160Uncertain eruption
16 Oct 20145 Nov 20140Confirmed eruption
1 Jan 20141 Jan 20141Confirmed eruption
3 Aug 201219 Aug 20120Confirmed eruption
17 May 201122 May 20110Confirmed eruption
4 May 200916 Dec 20090Confirmed eruption
8 Feb 20088 Feb 20080Confirmed eruption
12 Dec 20064 Nov 20070Confirmed eruption
2 Mar 200527 Jun 20060Confirmed eruption
10 Apr 200316 Sep 20040Confirmed eruption
1 Nov 200224 Nov 20020Confirmed eruption
24 May 200224 May 20020Confirmed eruption
6 Jun 199911 Jun 19990Confirmed eruption
15 Dec 19974 Feb 19980Confirmed eruption
18 Apr 199721 Apr 19970Confirmed eruption
20 Sep 199622 Sep 19960Confirmed eruption
27 Nov 199530 Nov 19950Confirmed eruption
30 May 199025 Mar 19910Confirmed eruption
8 Sep 19888 Sep 19880Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 198616 Jun 19860Confirmed eruption
16 May 198216 May 19820Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 198016 Jan 19800Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 197919 Apr 19791Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 197816 Jul 19780Confirmed eruption
17 Oct 197727 Oct 19770Confirmed eruption
16 Apr 197716 Apr 19770Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1944Not available0Uncertain 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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Monowai · No current eruption report · -132 m

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Sources & data dates

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