Tongariro
| 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 NZST. The eruption lasted only a couple of minutes and occurred partly from existing vents at the Upper Te Maari Crater.[1]
21 November 2012 1:24:50 NZST
On the 21 November 2012 an eruption the Upper Te Maari crater ejected ash to a height of 3-4 km. the eruption lasted approx 5 min.[2] A nearby walking party took a video of the eruption showing the rapid ascent of the ash rich plume.<ref>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10849136<\ref> The eruption was measured by GNS who produced a Tongariro eruption time series.