Tongariro

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Tongariro
Elevation 1978 m
Latitude 39° 08′ 00″ S
Longitude 175° 38′ 30″ E

Tongariro is a compound volcano in the Taupo Volcanic Zone of the North Island of New Zealand.

Eruptions

6 August 2012 11:52 NZST

After a couple of weeks of increased earthquake activity and changes in gas emission, Mount Tongariro had a phreatic (gas and steam driven) eruption on Monday 6 August 2012 at 11.52 pm. The eruption lasted only a couple of minutes and occurred partly from existing vents at the Upper Te Maari Crater [1].

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