Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Tavui
The mostly submarine Tavui caldera at the NE end of New Britain lies off the tip of the Gazelle Peninsula. The SW wall of the roughly 10 x 12 km wide caldera, its margins crudely shown on this image, cuts the NE tip of the peninsula. Tavui caldera, much less known than Rabaul caldera to the S, was first discovered during a bathymetric cruise in 1985. Light ash-covered areas from the 1994 Rabaul eruption can be seen at the western and NE margins of Rabaul caldera in this 1999 NASA Space Shuttle image. NASA Space Shuttle image STS103-733-52, 1999 (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/).
Volcano Number:252150
Volcano Name:Tavui
Country:Papua New Guinea
Volcano Type:Caldera
Last Eruption:4946 BCE
Elevation:200m
Tectonic Setting:Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:30373
Pop. within 10km:30373
Pop. within 30km:152530
Pop. within 100km:259182
Latitude:-4.12
Longitude:152.2


Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Volcano Number Volcano Name Eruption Number Activity Type Explosivity Index Max Explosivity Index Modifier Activity Area Activity Unit Start Evidence Method Start Date End Date
252150 Tavui 15102 Confirmed Eruption 5 Raluan Ignimbrite Radiocarbon (corrected) -4946
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