Calderas

Tavui

Tavui (Papua New Guinea) is a caldera. It rises to 200 m above sea level. The GVP records 1 confirmed eruption in the Holocene, the latest in 4,946 BCE.

Elevation
200 m
Last eruption
4,946 BCE
Confirmed eruptions
1
Max VEI
5
Country
Papua New Guinea
Location
4.11° S, 152.21° E
Region (GVP)
Bismarck Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Caldera
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type
Rhyolite

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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
4,946 BCE ± 40 years — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#252150)