![]() ![]() ![]() Water boils at Wai-O-Tapu, 30 miles from Lake Tuapō in New Zealand. The VAL scale ranges between 0, with no volcanic unrest, and 8, which represents a mega-colossal volcanic eruption. This marks the first time that GeoNet has raised the VAL for Taupō volcano to to 1, however, there have been 17 previous episodes of similar volcanic unrest over the past 150 years, some of which were more severe than what is currently being observed. Supervolcanoes, which also include Yellowstone, Long Valley in eastern California and Toba in Indonesia, are volcanoes that erupt with magnitude 8 or greater on the Volcano Explosivity Index, which means that deposits of the eruption are spread further than 240 cubic miles.Īccording to GeoNet, more than 700 earthquakes have been recorded beneath Lake Taupō in 2022, with an increase in the frequency of these earthquakes being seen since May, at depths between 2.5 and 8 miles beneath the lake. ![]() Read our bulletin with all of the information here: /FD31y9iYqD- GeoNet September 20, 2022 This minor unrest is causing the ongoing earthquakes & ground deformation at the volcano. The Volcanic Alert Level for Taupō Volcano has been raised to Volcanic Alert Level 1 (minor volcanic unrest).
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