Calderas

Dakataua

Dakataua (Papua New Guinea) is a caldera. It rises to 408 m above sea level. The GVP records 3 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1895.

Elevation
408 m
Last eruption
1895
Confirmed eruptions
3
Max VEI
6
Country
Papua New Guinea
Location
5.05° S, 150.10° E
Region (GVP)
Bismarck Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Caldera
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

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Other volcanoes and strong earthquakes within 300 km

Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

StartEndVEIVent and dating
2 July 1895 ± 5 years — 2 Makalia · Correlation: Anthropology
800 ± 60 years — ? Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
653 ± 18 years — 6 Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#252040)