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    Macauley

    Caldera · 238 m · New Zealand

    Macauley
    Photo: L. Mead (User LawrieM) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Macauley sits on the Kermadec Plate, in a subduction zone. 3 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 4,360 BCE.

    Elevation
    238 m
    Type
    Caldera
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, oceanic crust
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    Kermadec Plate
    Country
    New Zealand
    Last Eruption
    4,360 BCE
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    3
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    6

    Eruption Timeline

    Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).

    4,360 BCE · VEI 61825 · VEI 01887 · VEI 0 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 4,360 BCE1500180019002000

    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