What is Hatepe eruption?
{{Infobox eruption | name = Hatepe eruption | image = File:Lake taupo landsat.jpg | image_size = | caption = The Hatepe [[volcanic eruption|eruption]]'s three main [[volcanic vent|vents]] ran beside [[Lake Taupo]]'s current southeast shore. | date = 180 CE | volcano = [[Taupo Volcano]] | type = [[Phreatomagmatic eruption|Phreatomagmatic]], [[Plinian eruption|Ultra-Plinian]] | location = [[North Island]], [[New Zealand]] | coordinates = {{coord|38|49|S|175|55|E|display=inline, title}} | VEI = 7 | map = | map_size= | map_caption = | impact = Destroyed local vegetation, expanded [[Lake Taupo]], flooded the [[Waikato River]] }} The '''Hatepe eruption''' was a [[volcanic eruption]] in 180 CE. It ranks a 7 on the [[Volcanic Explosivity Index]] (VEI) and was one of the most violent eruptions in the last 5,000 years, comparable to the 946 AD eruption of [[Baekdu Mountain]] and the 1815 eruption of [[Mount Tambora]]. This [[Volcanic eruption|eruption]] happened at the [[Taupo Volcano]] in [[New Zealand]]. {{history-stub}} [[Category:Volcanology]] [[Category:Volcanic eruptions in New Zealand]]