Volcanic eruption
See 1981 on the mapEruption of Okataina
May 1981 · 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
- May 1981
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 38.16° S, 176.51° E
- Vei
- 1
- Vent
- Waimangu (Raupo Pond crater)
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 241050
- Eruption number
- 14526
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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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