Rocard

Rocard (French Polynesia) is a pyroclastic cone. It rises to −2,515 m above sea level. The GVP records 3 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1972.

Elevation: −2,515 m
Last eruption: 1972
Confirmed eruptions: 3
Max VEI: 0
Country: French Polynesia
Location: 17.66° S, 148.59° W
Region (GVP): Society Islands Hotspot Volcano Group
GVP type: Cone
Tectonic setting: Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Main rock type: Trachyte / Trachydacite

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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.

Start	End	Vent and dating
4 July 1972	19 July 1972	Observations: Hydrophonic
6 September 1971	—	Observations: Hydrophonic
9 March 1966	20 March 1966	Observations: Hydrophonic

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#333020)