From: Communicating the status of volcanic activity: revising New Zealand’s volcanic alert level system
Volcanic Alert Level | Example of typical activity (see the GeoNet website ([2014]) for further details) |
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5 | Tarawera (climax of 1886 eruption) |
4 | Mt. Ruapehu (climax of 1995–96 eruption) |
3 | White Island (early August 2012) |
2 | White Island (late July 2012) |
1 | Mt. Ruapehu (May 2014); Tongariro (May 2014) |
0 | Auckland Volcanic Field (May 2014); Ngauruhoe (May 2014) |