Kaimai volcano
Volcanic field 564 m / 1850 ft
New Zealand, -37.8°S / 176.22°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
New Zealand, -37.8°S / 176.22°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Kaimai 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 | ||
| Sat, 31 Jul 2021 (GMT) (4 earthquakes) | ||||
| 31 Jul 2021 23:47:52 GMT | 2.0 151 km | 32 km (20 mi) South Pacific Ocean, 36 km east of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | ||
| 31 Jul 2021 22:14:02 GMT | 2.3 166 km | 38 km (24 mi) 19 km west of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | ||
| 31 Jul 2021 21:24:45 GMT | 1.7 3.2 km | 32 km (20 mi) Western Bay of Plenty District, 42 km southeast of Tauranga, New Zealand | ||
| 31 Jul 2021 20:43:35 GMT | 2.2 169 km | 39 km (24 mi) South Pacific Ocean, 35 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | ||
| Fri, 30 Jul 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | ||||
| 30 Jul 2021 23:32:16 GMT | 1.9 162 km | 41 km (25 mi) South Waikato District, 62 km southeast of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand | ||
Background
The Kaimai area contains eight major outcrops of Pliocene and lower Pleistocene rhyolites (Skinner 1986). Houghton (1994 pers. comm.) found no evidence for Pleistocene domes at Kaimai.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8
