Taupō eruption

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:volcanic_activity
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Oruanui_eruption
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude one of the most violent eruptions in the last 5,000 years
gptkbp:ashFall covered much of New Zealand's North Island
gptkbp:calderaFormation gptkb:Lake_Taupō
gptkbp:category Holocene volcanic events
VEI-7 eruptions
gptkbp:date circa 232 CE
gptkbp:effect caused atmospheric effects observed in China and Rome
affected Māori oral traditions
destroyed vegetation over large areas
visible in Antarctic ice cores
gptkbp:ejectedMaterial 120 km³ of tephra
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Taupō eruption
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Lake_Taupō
North Island
gptkbp:precededBy Oruanui eruption (about 26,500 years ago)
gptkbp:type ultra-Plinian eruption
gptkbp:VEI 7
gptkbp:volcanicOrigin gptkb:Taupō_Volcano
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hatepe_eruption
gptkb:Oruanui_eruption
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7