October 2015 Eruption of Okataina
Okataina in New Zealand erupted in October 2015. The eruption killed 1 person.
Where it erupted
Okataina, New Zealand, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- October 2015
- Volcano
- Okataina, lava dome
- Country
- New Zealand
- Killed by
- Indirect deaths (disease, starvation, exposure)
- Location
- 38.157° S, 176.507° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
A Bay of Plenty Police spokeswoman told ONE News that police were working on the assumption that a body has been found in a hot pool at Kuirau Park. The death was being treated as unexplained, and police will now be working to identify who the person is and establish their last movements. No eruption. (reference #11902)
Other significant eruptions of Okataina
More
Every eruption in 2015The 2000sOkatainaEarthquakes near Okataina
Sources
Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s. NCEI event 6844.