Mount Taranaki

Mount Taranaki (or Mount Egmont) is a stratovolcano located in the North Island of New Zealand. It rises to 2,518 meters and last erupted approximately 150 years ago. A secondary cone (Fanthams Peak) is the result of a flank eruption.

Taranaki is considered dormant and will erupt again. Eruptions have occurred on average every 90 years and there is a chance of eruption in our lifetimes. This volcano is particularly hazardous with significant risks of pyroclastic flows, lahars and lateral blasts.

Location: Taranaki, New Zealand
Coordinates: -39.296383, 174.063396
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano

 

Mount Taranaki's location

Current Alert Level: 0 - No volcanic unrest.

 


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Mount Taranaki's Eruptive History

1755 Eruption generating a pyroclastic flow down the NE flanks.
1854 Last known minor ash eruption.

 


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Images of Mount Taranaki

 


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For monitoring of Mount Taranaki, please refer to Geonet New Zealand.

 


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