Hatepe eruption

The Hatepe eruption was a volcanic eruption in 180 CE. It ranks a 7 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) and was one of the most violent eruptions in the last 5,000 years, comparable to the 946 AD eruption of Baekdu Mountain and the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora. This eruption happened at the Taupo Volcano in New Zealand.

Hatepe eruption
The Hatepe eruption's three main vents ran beside Lake Taupo's current southeast shore.
Volcano	Taupo Volcano
Date	180 CE
Type	Phreatomagmatic, Ultra-Plinian
Location	North Island, New Zealand 38°49′S 175°55′E
VEI	7
Impact	Destroyed local vegetation, expanded Lake Taupo, flooded the Waikato River

Hatepe Eruption Media

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  Hatepe eruption impact on the North Island of a 10 cm ash deposit (white shading) and ignimbrite from pyroclastic flow (yellow shading). The collapse caldera is in light red. It is superimposed on present day New Zealand.