Volcanoes of New Zealand

Taupo, New Zealand

Caldera · 760 m (2,493 ft)

Taupo is a caldera in New Zealand, 760 m (2,493 ft) high. Its last known eruption: aD 1 to 1499. NOAA records 4 significant eruptions here, which killed 64 people where the toll is counted.

Taupo on the map

Taupo 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
760 m (2,493 ft)
Summit
38.781° S, 175.893° E
Last known eruption
AD 1 to 1499
Holocene activity known from
Radiocarbon
Smithsonian volcano number
241070

Significant eruptions

4 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near TaupoVolcanic ash advisories on the live map

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.