Global Volcanism Program

The Global Volcanism Program has no activity reports for Rarotonga.

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Basic Data

Volcano Number

Last Known Eruption

Elevation

Latitude
Longitude

333806

Pleistocene

639 m / 2096 ft

21.23°S
159.75°W

Volcano Types

Shield

Tectonic Setting

Intraplate
Oceanic crust (< 15 km)

Geological Summary

Potassium-Argon dates from the Rarotonga shield volcano in the Cook Islands range from 1.8-1.2 million years ago (Duncan and Mcdougall 1976).

References

The following references have all been used during the compilation of data for this volcano, it is not a comprehensive bibliography.

Duncan R A, McDougall I, 1976. Linear volcanism in French Polynesia. J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res., 1: 197-227.

IAVCEI, 1973-80. Post-Miocene Volcanoes of the World. IAVCEI Data Sheets, Rome: Internatl Assoc Volc Chemistry Earth's Interior.

Eruptive History

The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Rarotonga. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 10,000 years ago, information might be found on the Rarotonga page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

Deformation History

There is no Deformation History data available for Rarotonga.

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Rarotonga.

Photo Gallery

The Global Volcanism Program has no photographs available for Rarotonga.

GVP Map Holdings

The Global Volcanism Program has no maps available for Rarotonga.

Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Rarotonga in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

External Sites

WOVOdat
   Single Volcano View
   Temporal Evolution of Unrest
   Side by Side Volcanoes

WOVOdat is a database of volcanic unrest; instrumentally and visually recorded changes in seismicity, ground deformation, gas emission, and other parameters from their normal baselines. It is sponsored by the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (WOVO) and presently hosted at the Earth Observatory of Singapore.

GVMID Data on Volcano Monitoring Infrastructure The Global Volcano Monitoring Infrastructure Database GVMID, is aimed at documenting and improving capabilities of volcano monitoring from the ground and space. GVMID should provide a snapshot and baseline view of the techniques and instrumentation that are in place at various volcanoes, which can be use by volcano observatories as reference to setup new monitoring system or improving networks at a specific volcano. These data will allow identification of what monitoring gaps exist, which can be then targeted by remote sensing infrastructure and future instrument deployments.

Sentinel Hub Playground

Sentinel Hub EO Browser

The Sentinel Hub Playground provides a quick look at any Sentinel-2 image in any combination of the bands and enhanced with image effects; Landsat 8, DEM and MODIS are also available. Sentinel Hub is an engine for processing of petabytes of satellite data. It is opening the doors for machine learning and helping hundreds of application developers worldwide. It makes Sentinel, Landsat, and other Earth observation imagery easily accessible for browsing, visualization and analysis. Sentinel Hub is operated by Sinergise

IRIS seismic stations/networks

Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Data Services map showing the location of seismic stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 0.18° (about 20 km at mid-latitudes) from the given location of Rarotonga. Users can customize a variety of filters and options in the left panel. Note that if there are no stations are known the map will default to show the entire world with a "No data matched request" error notice.

UNAVCO GPS/GNSS stations

Geodetic Data Services map from UNAVCO showing the location of GPS/GNSS stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 20 km from the given location of Rarotonga. Users can customize the data search based on station or network names, location, and time window. Requires Adobe Flash Player.

Large Eruptions of Rarotonga

Information about large Quaternary eruptions (VEI >= 4) is cataloged in the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

EarthChem

EarthChem develops and maintains databases, software, and services that support the preservation, discovery, access and analysis of geochemical data, and facilitate their integration with the broad array of other available earth science parameters. EarthChem is operated by a joint team of disciplinary scientists, data scientists, data managers and information technology developers who are part of the NSF-funded data facility Integrated Earth Data Applications (IEDA). IEDA is a collaborative effort of EarthChem and the Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS).