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Mt Ruapehu Volcano Activity
Volcanic Activity > Minor volcanic unrest
Last eruption > 25th September 2007
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Latest earthquakes
Live stream from Ohakune
Lahar monitoring cameras
Crater lake temperate
Crater lake chemistry
Land movement
Information
Quakes
Live stream of GeoNet volcano spectrograms courtesy of the Drew Hamblyn Youtube channel
Map tip: To just see earthquakes on the map click 'settings' and turn off 'show stations' and 'show legend'
Live stream
Live stream of Mt Ruapehu with permission from Barry Murphy Ohakunehomes.com 7/4/2022
Lahar monitoring Tukino ski field - courtesy of https://www.horizons.govt.nz/
Lake temperature last 60 days
Lahar monitoring Whangaehu River at Tangiwai - courtesy of https://www.horizons.govt.nz/
Ruapehu Crater Lake monitoring
Lake temp
Crater Lake temperature over the last 5 years
Crater Lake Sulfate S04 concentration - 1989 to current
Water chemistry
Crater Lake Magnesium Mg concentration - 1969 to current
Crater Lake Chlorine CI concentration - 1959 to current
Land movement
Land movement upward over the last 300 days at Whangaehu Hut, Mt Ruapehu
Land movement Whangaehu Hut
Land movement eastward over the last 300 days at Whangaehu Hut, Mt Ruapehu
Land movement northward over the last 300 days at Whangaehu Hut, Mt Ruapehu
info
Information: At 2797 m, Ruapehu is the highest mountain on the North Island. One of New Zealand's most active volcanoes it is located at the southern end of the Taupo Volcanic Zone. It's single vent is filled by a crater lake and during eruptive unrest is ejected on to the ice and snow causing lahars
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Eruption History here:
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