Rabaul volcano

E1026140
active volcano caldera volcano stratovolcano complex

Rabaul volcano is a large, historically active caldera volcano on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea, known for its powerful eruptions and the town of Rabaul built within its caldera.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Rabaul caldera 2
Rabaul caldera system 1
Rabaul volcanic complex 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano ⓘ
caldera volcano ⓘ
stratovolcano complex ⓘ
affects East New Britain Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kokopo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rabaul NERFINISHED ⓘ
calderaDiameter about 8 km ⓘ
up to 14 km including submarine parts ⓘ
composition andesitic ⓘ
dacitic ⓘ
country Papua New Guinea ⓘ
elevation 688 m ⓘ
eruptedIn 1878 ⓘ
1937 ⓘ
1994 ⓘ
c. 535 CE ⓘ
eruptionStyle Plinian ⓘ
pyroclastic ⓘ
sub-Plinian ⓘ
GVP_ID 252140 ⓘ
hasFeature large caldera ⓘ
multiple vents ⓘ
ring fracture system ⓘ
submarine margins ⓘ
hasLake Simpson Harbour (partly fills caldera) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasVent Kokopo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rabalanakaia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tavurvur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Turangunan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vulcan NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasVolcanicExplosivityIndex 4–6 (range for historical and prehistoric eruptions) ⓘ
hazardType ashfall ⓘ
lahars ⓘ
pyroclastic flows ⓘ
volcanic gas emissions ⓘ
knownFor ashfall affecting aviation ⓘ
destruction of Rabaul town ⓘ
powerful explosive eruptions ⓘ
pyroclastic flows ⓘ
lastEruption 2014 ⓘ
listedIn Global Volcanism Program NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Bismarck Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ
New Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorEruptionYear 1878 ⓘ
1937 ⓘ
1994 ⓘ
monitoringAgency Rabaul Volcanological Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Rabaul (town) NERFINISHED ⓘ
overlies New Britain Trench subduction system NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Rabaul caldera NERFINISHED ⓘ
tectonicSetting subduction zone ⓘ
typeLocalityOf Rabaul-type caldera ⓘ
VEI 4 (for 1937 eruption) ⓘ
4 (for 1994 eruption) ⓘ
6 (for large prehistoric eruptions) ⓘ
volcanicArc Bismarck volcanic arc NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tavurvur → associatedWith → Rabaul volcano ⓘ
Vulcan volcano → associatedWith → Rabaul volcano ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rabaul caldera
Vulcan volcano → formsPartOf → Rabaul volcano ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rabaul volcanic complex
Vulcan volcano → volcanicField → Rabaul volcano ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rabaul caldera system
Blanche Bay → nearVolcano → Rabaul volcano ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rabaul caldera