Volcano Name: Taranaki [Egmont] Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 241030
Alternate Name:
Egmont
Fanthams Peak
Skinner Hill
The Beehives
The Dome
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano(es)
Latitude: -39.3000000000
Longitude: 174.0666667000
Region: New Zealand to Fiji Sub Region: New Zealand
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: 1655 Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Dendrochronology
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.120 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.330 (Literature)
Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): 0.001 (Literature)
Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : 0.001 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.500 (Calculated)
Maximum Column Height (km): 14.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 9.960 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 0.110 (Literature)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 0.320 (Literature)
Eruption Start Date: -1954 Date Error: 64
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 3650 C14 Date Error: 40
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.800 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 2.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.000 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Literature)
Eruption Start Date: 13079 BP Date Error: 205
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 11200 C14 Date Error: 200
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.280 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.700 (Calculated)
Magnitude : 4.800 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 0.280 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 0.700 (Literature)
Magma: Andesite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Andesite
Eruption Start Date: 23649 BP Date Error: 614
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 19800 C14 Date Error: 400
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.750 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 1.880 (Calculated)
Magnitude : 5.300 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 0.750 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 1.880 (Literature)
Magma: Andesite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Andesite
Eruption Start Date: 28200 BP Date Error: 431
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 23400 C14 Date Error: 400
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.232 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.580 (Calculated)
Magnitude : 4.800 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 0.230 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 0.580 (Literature)
Magma: Andesite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Andesite

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