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Current Activity

An overview of current New Zealand volcanic activity.

 
Ngauruhoe Volcano Drum.

Seismic Activity:

Tongariro-Ngauruhoe Volcano Camera.

Volcano Cameras:

Hover over or select a volcano name

Image map: Select a volcanic-region to view current activity data pertaining to each region.
Volcanic Alert Level Summary
Volcano Alert Level
Auckland Volcanic Field 0
Kermadec Islands 0
Mayor Island 0
Ngauruhoe 1
Northland 0
Okataina 0
Rotorua 0
Ruapehu 1
Taranaki/Egmont 0
Taupo 0
Tongariro 0
White Island 1

This table shows the current alert level, ranging from 0 to 5, for New Zealand's volcanoes and volcanic centres. The most frequently active volcanoes are Ruapehu, Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and White Island, as well as Raoul Island in the Kermadec group.

Detailed information showing earthquake activity, seismic drums, seismicity diagrams and maps of the monitoring networks, plus photos and movies for some of the volcanoes, can be viewed by choosing a location from the map, the table or a tab shown above.

Ngauruhoe Northland Rotorua Tongariro Ruapehu Taupo Taranaki/Egmont Okataina White Island Mayor Island Auckland Volcanic Field Kermadec Islands