Volcano
Mount Tongariro
Stratovolcano · 1,978 m · New Zealand
Photo: Phillip Capper · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Mount Tongariro sits on the Australian Plate, in a subduction zone. 79 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2012.
- Elevation
- 1,978 m
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Tectonic Setting
- Subduction zone, continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Plate
- Australian Plate
- Country
- New Zealand
- Last Eruption
- 2012
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 79
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 5
Nearby Cities
Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km.
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
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