Volcanic eruption
See 1973 on the mapEruption of Okataina
22 Feb 1973 · 38.16° S, 176.51° E
Ōkataina Caldera is a volcanic caldera and its associated volcanoes located in Taupō Volcanic Zone of New Zealand's North Island. It has several actual or postulated sub calderas.
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What the records say
- When
- 22 Feb 1973
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 38.16° S, 176.51° E
- Vei
- 1
- Vent
- Waimangu (Echo Crater)
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 241050
- Eruption number
- 14524
Ōkataina Caldera
Volcanic caldera in New Zealand
Ōkataina Caldera is a volcanic caldera and its associated volcanoes located in Taupō Volcanic Zone of New Zealand's North Island. It has several actual or postulated sub calderas. The Ōkataina Caldera is just east of the smaller separate Rotorua Caldera and southwest of the much smaller Rotomā Embayment, which is usually regarded as an associated volcano.
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Nearby in time and place
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page