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Auckland volcanic field
Volcanic field · 260 m · New Zealand
Auckland volcanic field sits on the Australian Plate, above a hotspot, away from plate boundaries. 2 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1446.
- Elevation
- 260 m
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Tectonic Setting
- Intraplate (hotspot), continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Trachybasalt / Tephrite Basanite
- Plate
- Australian Plate
- Country
- New Zealand
- Last Eruption
- 1446
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 2
Nearby Cities
Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km. At least 2,167,000 people live in those within 30 km.
- 6 kmAuckland1,377,000 people
- 11 kmNorth Shore206,000 people
- 14 kmManukau376,000 people
- 23 kmWaitakere208,000 people
- 36 kmPukekohe26,000 people
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
Eruption Uncertain Date
Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata