Raoul Island, New Zealand

Stratovolcano · 516 m (1,693 ft) · Kermadec Is

Raoul Island is a stratovolcano in New Zealand, 516 m (1,693 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 2 significant eruptions here, which killed 1 people where the toll is counted.

Raoul Island on the map

Raoul Island 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: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 516 m (1,693 ft)
Country: New Zealand
Region: Kermadec Is
Summit: 29.270° S, 177.920° W
Last known eruption: 1964 or later
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 242030

Significant eruptions

2 on record, newest first.

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.