Papua New Guinea · Caldera
Tavui
- Type
- Caldera
- Elevation
- 200m
- Last eruption
- -4946
- Type
- Caldera
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Region
- Southwestern Pacific / Bismarck Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 200m
- Coordinates
- -4.109, 152.213
- Last eruption
- -4946
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Caldera
- Major rock type
- Rhyolite
Geological summary
The mostly submarine Tavui caldera lies off the NE tip of the Gazelle Peninsula north of Rabaul caldera.
Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →
Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 4946 BCE (±40 yrs) – 4946 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 5 (4946 BCE)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 4946 BCE (±40 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate4946 BCE – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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