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.
| Start | End | VEI | Vent and dating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 1981 | 16 May 1981 | 1 | Waimangu (Raupo Pond crater) · Observations: Reported |
| 23 February 1978 | 23 February 1978 | 1 | Waimangu (Raupo Pond, Inferno Crater) · Observations: Reported |
| 22 February 1973 | 22 February 1973 | 1 | Waimangu (Echo Crater) · Observations: Reported |
| 16 June 1951 | — | 1 | Rotomahana · Observations: Reported |
| 17 November 1926 | 18 November 1926 | 1 | Rotomahana · Observations: Reported |
| 2 July 1924 | — | 1 | Waimangu (Echo Crater) · Observations: Reported |
| 2 July 1918 | 2 July 1920 | 1 | Waimangu (Echo Crater) · Observations: Reported |
| 24 March 1917 | 4 April 1917 | 1 | Waimangu (Echo Crater) · Observations: Reported |
| 5 November 1915 | 9 November 1915 | 1 | Waimangu (Echo Crater) · Observations: Reported |
| 4 February 1915 | 13 April 1915 | 1 | Waimangu (Echo Crater & NW of Fairy Crater) · Observations: Reported |
| 28 January 1914 | 16 February 1914 | 1 | Waimangu (NW of Fairy Crater) · Observations: Reported |
| 27 January 1913 | 27 January 1913 | 1 | Waimangu (Echo Crater) · Observations: Reported |
| 16 April 1912 | — | 1 | Waimangu (Echo Crater) · Observations: Reported |
| 24 July 1910 | 25 July 1910 | 1 | Waimangu (Echo Crater) · Observations: Reported |
| 1 October 1908 | 1 October 1908 | 1 | Waimangu (Echo Crater) · Observations: Reported |
| 21 February 1906 | 21 February 1906 | 1 | Waimangu (NW of Fairy Crater) · Observations: Reported |
| 17 June 1905 | 17 June 1905 | 1 | Waimangu (Echo Crater) · Observations: Reported |
| 18 February 1905 | 23 February 1905 | 1 | Waimangu (Echo Crater) · Observations: Reported |
| 16 January 1900 | 1 November 1904 | 1 | Waimangu Geyser · Observations: Reported |
| 2 July 1896 | — | 1 | Waimangu (Echo Crater) · Observations: Reported |
| 10 June 1886 | 16 August 1886 | 5 | Tarawera (Wahanga-Waimangu fissure) · Observations: Reported |
| 1310 ± 12 years | 1315 | 5 | Tarawera (Kaharoa eruption) · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated) |
| c. 180 | — | ? | Te Kopia thermal area · Correlation: Tephrochronology |
| c. 300 BCE | — | 0 | Mt. Edgecumbe · Correlation: Tephrochronology |
| 1,330 BCE ± 75 years | — | ? | Mt. Edgecumbe · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated) |
| c. 1,750 BCE | — | 4 | Haroharo (Rotokawau to Rotoatua) · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated) |
| 3,580 BCE ± 50 years | — | 5 | Haroharo (Makatiti and other domes) · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated) |
| c. 5,550 BCE | — | 0 | Mt. Edgecumbe · Correlation: Tephrochronology |
| 6,060 BCE ± 50 years | — | 5 | Haroharo (Te Horoa & other domes) · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated) |
| 7,560 BCE ± 18 years | — | 5 | Rotoma caldera, Tuahu, Kawerau · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated) |
| c. 8,050 BCE | — | ? | West Rerewhakaaitu fissures · Correlation: Tephrochronology |
Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#241050)