Pirongia Volcano
Updated: 24 abr. 2024 23:53 GMT -
Stratovolcano 959 m / 3146 ft
New Zealand, -38°S / 175.1°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
New Zealand, -38°S / 175.1°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Erupciones del volcán Pirongia: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Fecha / Hora | Revista / Prof. | Distancia / Ubicación | |||
17 abr 09:45 (Auckland) | 3.1 41 km | 22 km al sureste | New Zealand | Más | |
16 abr 15:15 (Auckland) | 2.4 99 km | 29 km al noreste | New Zealand | Más | |
domingo, 14 abril 2024 GMT (1 sismo) | |||||
15 abr 09:03 (Auckland) | 2.9 26 km | 24 km al sureste | New Zealand 1 report | Más |
Background
Pirongia is low-angle eroded stratovolcano of Pliocene-lower Pleistocene age of the Alexandra volcanic group. Potassium-Argon dates of 2.25 and 2.06 million years ago have been obtained from Pirongia, but flank cones are younger (Briggs 1983).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information