Earthquake Flat eruption
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The Earthquake Flat eruption was a significant prehistoric explosive event within New Zealand’s Okataina Volcanic Centre that contributed to the region’s extensive rhyolitic volcanic landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Earthquake Flat eruption canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
prehistoric eruption
ⓘ
volcanic eruption ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Okataina Caldera complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taupō Rift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Zealandia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
rhyolitic volcanic landscape of Okataina Volcanic Centre
ⓘ
stratigraphy of central North Island tephras ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Plinian
ⓘ
explosive ⓘ |
| eruptionType | rhyolitic ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Quaternary geology
ⓘ
tephrochronology ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Holocene or late Pleistocene
ⓘ
Quaternary ⓘ |
| hazardType |
pyroclastic density currents
ⓘ
tephra fall ⓘ |
| locatedOn | North Island of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Okataina Volcanic Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| magmaComposition | rhyolite ⓘ |
| partOf | Okataina Volcanic Centre eruptive history ⓘ |
| produced | Earthquake Flat tephra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productType |
pyroclastic deposits
ⓘ
tephra fall deposits ⓘ |
| region | Bay of Plenty Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | other large rhyolitic eruptions of Okataina Volcanic Centre ⓘ |
| significance | major rhyolitic explosive event of Okataina Volcanic Centre ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | continental back-arc rift ⓘ |
| volcanicArcOrBelt | Taupō Volcanic Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanoType | caldera complex ⓘ |
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