Pouakai Volcano
Updated: May 1, 2024 22:29 GMT -
Stratovolcano 1399 m / 4590 ft
New Zealand, -39.23°S / 174.02°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
New Zealand, -39.23°S / 174.02°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Pouakai volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 29, 09:39 pm (Auckland) | 1.8 12 km | 14 km (8.8 mi) to the SW | New Zealand | Info | |
Saturday, April 27, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 28, 04:57 am (Auckland) | 1.7 8.7 km | 24 km (15 mi) to the N | New Zealand | Info | |
Apr 27, 05:53 pm (Auckland) | 2.3 158 km | 29 km (18 mi) to the S | New Zealand | Info | |
Thursday, April 18, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 19, 08:14 am (Auckland) | 2.1 12 km | 20 km (12 mi) to the N | New Zealand 1 report | Info |
Background
Pouakai volcano, NW of Egmont, is an eroded Pleistocene stratovolcano surrounded by a ring plain of lahar deposits dating from about 0.25 million years ago (Neall et al. 1986). The relationship of German Hill cone, 10 km to the NE, to Pouakai is not clear.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information