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Rotorua

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Alert level
Alert level: 0 ACC: Green
State The overall status of the volcano in relation to volcanic activity.
No unrest
Volcanic activity The specific level of activity currently observed.
No volcanic unrest.
Most Likely Hazards The types of hazards and where they could affect people and property at this alert level.
Volcanic environment hazards.

An eruption may occur at any level, and levels may not move in sequence as activity can change rapidly.

All volcanoes
Caldera Large crater volcano, without significant topography.
Background map data copyright Toitū Te Whenua CC BY 4.0.

Overview

Formed about 220,000 years ago, Rotorua caldera is today a lake next to one of New Zealand's major tourist destinations.

Lake Rotorua.
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Lake Rotorua.

The 22 km wide Rotorua caldera is the northwestern-most caldera of the Taupō Volcanic Zone; it is also the only single-event caldera. The city of Rotorua lies close to the active geothermal fields of Tikitere and Whakarewarewa.

Most Recent Eruption

When
less than 25,000 years ago
Where
Rotorua
Effects
Eruption of three lava domes.