Calderas

Witori

Witori (Papua New Guinea) is a caldera. It rises to 724 m above sea level. The GVP records 19 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2012.

Elevation
724 m
Last eruption
2012
Confirmed eruptions
19
Max VEI
6
Country
Papua New Guinea
Location
5.57° S, 150.52° E
Region (GVP)
Bismarck Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Caldera
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type
Dacite

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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
3 May 2012 11 July 2012 2 Pago · Observations: Reported
28 August 2007 28 August 2007 1 Pago · Observations: Reported
3 August 2002 26 March 2003 3 Pago (summit and NW flank) · Observations: Reported
16 July 1933 16 August 1933 2 Pago · Observations: Reported
2 July 1920 ± 2 years — 0 Pago · Observations: Reported
2 July 1911 16 May 1918 3 Pago · Observations: Reported
c. 2 July 1800 — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
1730 ± 25 years — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 1550 — 4 Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 1450 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
1050 ± 100 years — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
c. 950 — ? Correlation: Tephrochronology
710 ± 75 years — 6 Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
690 ± 90 years — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
310 ± 100 years — 5 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
640 BCE ± 300 years — ? Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
1,370 BCE ± 160 years — 6 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
4,000 BCE ± 210 years — 6 Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
7,510 BCE ± 150 years — ? Witori · Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#252080)