New Zealand · Stratovolcano
Havre Seamount
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 897m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- 2012
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Tonga & Kermadec / Middle Kermadec Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 897m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- -31.080, -179.033
- Last eruption
- 2012
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
Geological summary
Havre Seamount has a caldera capping a 1-km-high edifice. Located on the Kermadec Ridge, it is believed to have erupted in July 2012, the first recorded activity.
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From Wikipedia
Havre Seamount is an active volcanic seamount lying within the Kermadec Islands group of New Zealand, in the south-west Pacific Ocean, on the Tonga-Kermadec Ridge. Its most recent eruption took place in July 2012.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 2012 – 2012
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 1 (2012)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 1
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 2012VEI 1Observed2012-07-17 – 2012-07-19New cone at edge of summit caldera
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