Pouakai Volcano
Updated: Apr 25, 2024 01:31 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 19, 08:14 am (Auckland) | 2.1 12 km | 20 km (12 mi) to the N | New Zealand 1 report | Info | |
Friday, April 12, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 13, 06:23 am (Auckland) | 2.1 22 km | 12 km (7.7 mi) to the N | New Zealand | 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