Volcano Name: Taupo Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 241070
Alternate Name:
Ben Lomond
Hipaua
Horomatangi Reef
Kuharua
Manganamu
Marotiri
Maunganamu
Motuapu
Motukaiko
Motuma
Ouaha
Pukekaikiore
Rangitukua
Tahunatara
Tauhara
Tauhara-Taupo
Te Hoata
Te Pupu
Tokaanu
Tuhingamata
Waihi-Tokaanu
Volcano Type: Caldera(s)
Latitude: -38.8166666700
Longitude: 176.0000000000
Region: New Zealand to Fiji Sub Region: New Zealand
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: 232 Date Error: 10
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 13.400 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 44.750 (Literature)
Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : 31.500 (Literature)
Magnitude : 6.700 (Calculated)
Maximum Column Height (km): 50.500 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 12.100 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : 6.000 (Literature)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 13.500 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 2059 BP Date Error: 118
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.350 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.800 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.900 (Calculated)
Maximum Column Height (km): 37.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.560 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Minimum Column Height (km): 35.000 (Literature)
Minimum Intensity : 11.460 (Column Height)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 0.350 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 0.800 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 2800 BP Date Error: 60
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.350 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.800 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.900 (Calculated)
Maximum Column Height (km): 26.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 10.960 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 0.350 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 0.800 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: -1050 Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.090 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.200 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.300 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 0.090 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 0.200 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 3401 BP Date Error: 108
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 5.100 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 16.900 (Literature)
Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : 0.800 (Literature)
Magnitude : 6.200 (Literature)
Maximum Column Height (km): 42.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.570 (Eruption Rate)
Maximum VEI : 6.000 (Literature)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 16.100 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 4322 BP Date Error: 112
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.070 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.150 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.200 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 0.150 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: -2900 Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.070 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.150 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.200 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: -3070 Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.090 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.200 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.300 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 0.090 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 0.200 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 5111 BP Date Error: 210
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.150 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.350 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.500 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 0.150 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 0.350 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: -4100 Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.090 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.200 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.300 (Calculated)
Maximum Column Height (km): 23.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 10.790 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 0.090 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 0.200 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: -4700 Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 5800 C14 Date Error:
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.220 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.500 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.700 (Calculated)
Maximum Column Height (km): 30.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.200 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Minimum Column Height (km): 25.000 (Literature)
Minimum Intensity : 10.900 (Column Height)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 0.500 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 9991 BP Date Error: 160
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 1.400 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 4.800 (Literature)
Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : 0.200 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.500 (Calculated)
Maximum Column Height (km): 37.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.600 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Literature)
Minimum Column Height (km): 35.000 (Literature)
Minimum Intensity : 11.500 (Column Height)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 4.600 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: -9210 Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Tephrochronology
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.060 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.153 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.200 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 0.150 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 11170 BP Date Error: 115
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 9840 C14 Date Error: 60
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.230 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.750 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.900 (Calculated)
Maximum Column Height (km): 28.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.090 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 0.750 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 11460 BP Date Error: 172
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.420 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 1.400 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.100 (Calculated)
Maximum Column Height (km): 27.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.000 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Literature)
Minimum Column Height (km): 24.000 (Literature)
Minimum Intensity : 10.800 (Column Height)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 1.400 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 18800 BP Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Relative dating
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.030 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.100 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.000 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 0.100 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 25360 BP Date Error: 160
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 530.000 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 1170.000 (Literature)
Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): 128.000 (Calculated)
Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : 320.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 8.100 (Literature)
Maximum Column Height (km): 30.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.200 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : 8.000 (Literature)
Primary Intracaldera Material DRE Volume (km3): 230.000 (Literature)
Primary Intracaldera Material Deposit Volume (km3): 420.000 (Literature)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 172.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 430.000 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 28446 BP Date Error: 670
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.500 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 1.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.100 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 0.500 (Literature)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 1.000 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 28621 BP Date Error: 1428
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 22630 C14 Date Error: 180
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 3.000 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 7.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.800 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 3.000 (Literature)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 7.000 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 39200 BP Date Error: 2400
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Tephrochronology
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 2.200 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 4.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.700 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 2.200 (Literature)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 4.000 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 40000 BP Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Stratigraphy
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 3.000 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 5.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.800 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 3.000 (Literature)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 5.000 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 41000 BP Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.500 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 1.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.100 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 1.000 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 42000 BP Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 1.000 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): < 2.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.400 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 2.000 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 1600000 BP Date Error: 90000
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: K Ar
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 30.000 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 69.000 (Calculated)
Magnitude : 6.800 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 6.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite

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