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Raoul Island
Stratovolcano · 516 m · New Zealand
Raoul Island sits on the Kermadec Plate, in a subduction zone. 18 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2006. Its major eruptions caused at least 1 deaths.
Raoul Island is the largest of the Kermadec Islands, north-east of New Zealand. Only a small conservation station is staffed there.
In March 2006 a sudden explosion in the crater killed a worker who was sampling water there. The island is a reserve for seabirds.
- Elevation
- 516 m
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Tectonic Setting
- Subduction zone, oceanic crust
- Dominant Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Plate
- Kermadec Plate
- Country
- New Zealand
- Last Eruption
- 2006
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 18
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 6
- Known Fatalities
- 1
Notable Eruptions
Eruptions that caused deaths or damage, or with an explosivity index of 4 and above (NOAA).
- 20062006 Eruption · VEI 11 death
- 250 BCE250 BCE Eruption · VEI 6
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
Eruption Deadly Eruption (NOAA) 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