Macauley, New Zealand

Caldera · 238 m (781 ft) · Kermadec Is

Macauley is a caldera in New Zealand, 238 m (781 ft) high. Its last known eruption: undated, but a probable Holocene eruption. NOAA records 1 significant eruption here.

Macauley on the map

Macauley and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

Since 1964
1900 to 1963
1800s
AD 1 to 1799
Before AD 1, or undated

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The volcano

Type: Caldera
Elevation: 238 m (781 ft)
Country: New Zealand
Region: Kermadec Is
Summit: 30.210° S, 178.475° W
Last known eruption: Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Holocene activity known from: Holocene
Smithsonian volcano number: 242021

Significant eruptions

1 on record, newest first.

4360 BCVEI 6

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

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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.