Maroa Volcano
Updated: Aug 4, 2025 17:30 GMT -
Calderas
New Zealand, -38.42°S / 176.08°E 
Summit height: 1156 m / 3,793 ft
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 12 Dec 2021 (Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report)
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Maroa volcano eruptions: 180 AD (?)
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Date and Time | Mag / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 01:09 am (GMT +12) | 1.5 8 km | 25 km (16 mi) to the S | 4.8 km northeast of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | Info | |
| Aug 5, 01:07 am (GMT +12) | 1.7 8.1 km | 23 km (14 mi) to the S | New Zealand | Info | |
| Aug 4, 08:30 pm (GMT +12) | 2.0 3.6 km | 26 km (16 mi) to the S | 3.3 km northeast of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand 1 report | Info | |
| Aug 4, 08:27 pm (GMT +12) | 1.8 4.5 km | 26 km (16 mi) to the S | 3.5 km northeast of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | Info | |
| Aug 4, 07:51 pm (GMT +12) | 1.8 156 km | 23 km (14 mi) to the W | 43 km northwest of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | Info | |
| Sunday, August 3, 2025 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
| Aug 4, 05:08 am (GMT +12) | 2.5 147 km | 20 km (13 mi) to the W | 38 km northwest of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | Info | |
| Aug 4, 12:23 am (GMT +12) | 2.3 6.9 km | 19 km (12 mi) to the SE | 20 km northeast of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | Info | |
| Thursday, July 31, 2025 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Aug 1, 11:02 am (GMT +12) | 2.7 185 km | 25 km (16 mi) to the S | Waikato, 122 km northwest of Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | Info | |
| Wednesday, July 30, 2025 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Jul 31, 11:07 am (GMT +12) | 2.7 154 km | 15 km (9.6 mi) to the W | 30 km northwest of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand | Info | |
Background
The 16 x 25 km Maroa caldera formed sometime after 230 thousand years ago (ka) in the NE corner of the 30 x 40 km Whakamaru caldera, which is the largest of the Taupo volcanic zone. The Whakamaru caldera partially overlaps with the Taupo caldera on the south and was formed during the eruption of the Whakamaru Group ignimbrites between about 340 and 330 ka. The Maroa caldera was subsequently filled by at least 70 rhyolitic lava domes or flows, mostly erupted along a SW-NE trend. Lesser amounts of basalt were also erupted. The latest dated magmatic eruption took place about 14 ka, when the rhyolitic Puketarata tuff ring and lava domes were formed (Brooker et al., 1993). The Orakeikorako, Ngatamariki, Rotokaua, and Wairakei hydrothermal areas are located within or adjacent to the Whakamaru caldera. Large hydrothermal eruptions have occurred at the Orakeikorako thermal area during the Holocene, the latest immediately prior to the 1800-year-old Taupo eruption.---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Latest satellite images
Maroa Volcano Maps
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Satellite/aerial-type map of Maroa volcano (local scale small)
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Satellite/aerial-type map of Maroa volcano (scale of 10s of km)
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Satellite/aerial-type map of Maroa volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Maroa volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Maroa volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Maroa volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Maroa volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
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