This makes it one of the most violent eruptions in the last 5000 years, comparable to the Tianchi eruption of Baekdu at around 1000 AD and the 1815 eruption of Tambora.
1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens | Hōei eruption of Mount Fuji | Plinian eruption | Air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption | Hatepe eruption | Eruption column | 1883 eruption of Krakatoa |
Mount Tauhara is a dormant stratovolcano, reaching 3,569 feet (1,088 m) above sea level, situated within the Taupō caldera towards the centre of the Taupō Volcanic Zone, which stretches from White Island in the north, to Mount Ruapehu in the south, to Mount Taranaki in the west.