From Handwiki This article is a list of volcanic eruptions of approximately magnitude 6 or more on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) or equivalent sulfur dioxide emission during the Holocene, and Pleistocene eruptions of the Decade Volcanoes (Avachinsky-Koryaksky, Kamchatka; Colima, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt; Mount Etna, Sicily; Galeras, Andes, Northern Volcanic Zone; Mauna Loa, Hawaii; Mount Merapi, Central Java; Mount Nyiragongo, East African Rift; Mount Rainier, Washington; Sakurajima, Kagoshima Prefecture; Santamaria/ Santiaguito, Central America Volcanic Arc; Santorini, Cyclades; Taal Volcano, Luzon Volcanic Arc; Teide, Canary Islands; Ulawun, New Britain; Mount Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture; Mount Vesuvius, Naples); Campania, Italy; South Aegean Volcanic Arc; Laguna de Bay, Luzon Volcanic Arc; Mount Pinatubo, Luzon Volcanic Arc; Toba, Sunda Arc; Mount Meager massif, Garibaldi Volcanic Belt; Yellowstone hotspot, Wyoming; and Taupo Volcanic Zone, greater than VEI 4.
The eruptions in the Holocene on the link: Holocene Volcanoes in Kamchatka were not added yet, but they are listed on the Peter L. Ward's supplemental table.[1] Some of the eruptions are not listed on the Global Volcanism Program timetable as well, at least not as VEI 6. The timetables of Global Volcanism Program;[2] Bristlecone pine tree-rings (Pinus longaeva, Pinus aristata, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus edulis, Pseudotsuga menziesii);[3] the 4 ka Yamal Peninsula Siberian larch (Larix sibirica) chronology;[4] the 7 ka Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) chronology from Finnish Lapland;[5][6] GISP2 ice core;[7][8] GRIP ice core;[9] Dye 3 ice core;[9] Bipolar comparison;[10] Antarctic ice core (Bunder and Cole-Dai, 2003);[11] Antarctic ice core (Cole-Dai et al., 1997);[12] Crête ice core, in central Greenland,[13]
The Holocene epoch begins 11,700 years BP,[14] (10 000 14C years ago)
| Name and area | Date | VEI | Products | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puyehue-Cordón Caulle, Southern Chile | 2011 | 5 | Largest eruption of the 21st century |
| Name and area | Date | VEI | Products | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinatubo, island of Luzon, Philippines | 1991, Jun 15 | 6 | 6 to 16 km3 (1.4 to 3.8 cu mi) of tephra | [2] an estimated 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide were emitted[15] |
| Mount St. Helens, Washington state, USA | 1980, May 18 | 5 | 1 to 1.1 km3 (0.2 to 0.3 cu mi) of tephra | |
| Novarupta, Alaska Peninsula | 1912, Jun 6 | 6 | 13 to 15 km3 (3.1 to 3.6 cu mi) of lava[16][17][18] | |
| Santa Maria, Guatemala | 1902, Oct 24 | 6 | 20 km3 (4.8 cu mi) of tephra[19] | |
| Mount Tarawera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand | 1886, Jun 10 | 5 | 2 km3 (0.48 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Krakatoa, Indonesia | 1883, August 26–27 | 6 | 21 km3 (5.0 cu mi) of tephra[20] | |
| Mount Tambora, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia | 1815, Apr 10 | 7 | 150 km3 (36 cu mi) of tephra | [2] an estimated 10–120 million tons of sulfur dioxide were emitted, produced the "Year Without a Summer"[21] |
| 1808 ice core event | Unknown eruption near equator, magnitude roughly half Tambora | Emission of sulfur dioxide around the amount of the 1815 Tambora eruption (ice cores from Antarctica and Greenland).[22] | ||
| 1808 | Major eruptions in Urzelina, Azores (Urzelina eruption, fissure vent), Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Kamchatka Peninsula,[23] and Taal Volcano, Philippines.[24] | |||
| Note: Thompson Island, northeast of Bouvet Island, South Atlantic Ocean, disappeared in the 19th century, if it ever existed.[25] | ||||
| Grímsvötn, Northeastern Iceland | 1783–1784 | 6 | ||
| Laki | 1783–1784 | 6 | 14 cubic kilometres of lava | an estimated 120 million tons of sulfur dioxide were emitted, produced a Volcanic winter, 1783, on the North Hemisphere.[26] |
| Long Island (Papua New Guinea), northeast of New Guinea | 1660 ±20 | 6 | 30 km3 (7.2 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Kolumbo, Santorini, Greece | 1650, Sep 27 | 6 | 60 km3 (14.4 cu mi) of tephra[27] | |
| Huaynaputina, Peru | 1600, Feb 19 | 6 | 30 km3 (7.2 cu mi) of tephra[28] | |
| Billy Mitchell, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | 1580 ±20 | 6 | 14 km3 (3.4 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Bárðarbunga, Northeastern Iceland | 1477 | 6 | 10 km3 (2.4 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Mount Tarawera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand | 1310 ±12 | 5 | 5 km3 (1.2 cu mi) of tephra (Kaharoa eruption)[2] | |
| Quilotoa, Ecuador | 1280(?) | 6 | 21 km3 (5.0 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Samalas volcano, Rinjani Volcanic Complex, Lombok Island, Indonesia | 1257 | 7 | 40 km3 (dense-rock equivalent) of tephra | 1257 Samalas eruption; Arctic and Antarctic ice cores provide compelling evidence to link the ice core sulfate spike of 1258/1259 A.D. to this volcano.[29][30][31] |
| 7 | 76 to 116 km3 (18.2 to 27.8 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |||
| Eldgjá eruption, Laki system, Iceland | 934-940 AD | 4 | Estimated 18 km3 (4.3 cu mi) of lava[32] | Estimated 219 million tons of sulfur dioxide were emitted[33] |
| Ceboruco, Northwest of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 930 AD ±200 | 6 | 11 km3 (2.6 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Dakataua, Northern tip of the Willaumez Peninsula, New Britain, Papua New Guinea | 800 AD ±50 | 6? | 10 km3 (2.4 cu mi)? of tephra[2] | |
| Pago, East of Kimbe, New Britain, Papua New Guinea: Witori Caldera | 710 AD ±75 | 6 | 30 km3 (7.2 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Mount Churchill, eastern Alaska | 700 AD ±200 | 6 | 20 km3 (4.8 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Rabaul, Rabaul Caldera, New Britain | 540 AD ±100 | 6 | 11 km3 (2.6 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Ilopango, El Salvador | 539 or 540 AD | 7 | 106.5 km3 (25.5 cu mi) of tephra[34][2] | |
| Ksudach, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia | 240 AD ±l00 | 6 | 20 to 26 km3 (4.8 to 6.2 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Taupo Volcanic Zone, Hatepe eruption of Taupo Volcano, New Zealand | 230 AD ±16 | 7 | 120 km3 (29 cu mi) of tephra[35] | |
| Mount Vesuvius, Italy | 79 AD Oct 24 (?) | 5? | 2.8 to 3.8 km3 (0.7 to 0.9 cu mi) of tephra[2][36][37] | Pompeii eruption |
| Mount Churchill, eastern Alaska | 60 AD ±200 | 6 | 25 km3 (6.0 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Ambrym, Vanuatu | 50 AD ±100 | 6 | 60 to 80 km3 (14.4 to 19.2 cu mi) of tephra[2] |
| Name and area | Date | VEI | Products | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apoyeque, Nicaragua | 50 BC ±100 | 6 | 18 km3 (4.3 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Okmok, Okmok Caldera, Aleutian Islands | 100 BC ±50 | 6 | 40 to 60 km3 (9.6 to 14.4 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand | 250 BC ±75 | 6 | more than 10 km3 (2.4 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Mount Meager massif, Garibaldi Volcanic Belt, Canada | 400 BC ±50 | 5 | ||
| Mount Tongariro, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand | 550 BC ±200 | 5 | 1.2 km3 (0.29 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Pinatubo, island of Luzon, Philippines | 1050 BC ±500 | 6 | 10 to 16 km3 (2.4 to 3.8 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Avachinsky, Kamchatka | 1350 BC (?) | 5 | more than 1.2 km3 (0.29 cu mi) of tephra | tephra layer IIAV3[2] |
| Pago, east of Kimbe, New Britain, Papua New Guinea: Witori Caldera | 1370 BC ±100 | 6 | 30 km3 (7.2 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Taupo Volcanic Zone, Taupo, New Zealand | 1460 BC ±40 | 6 | 17 km3 (4.1 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Avachinsky, Kamchatka | 1500 BC (?) | 5 | more than 3.6 km3 (0.86 cu mi) of tephra | tephra layer AV1[2] |
| Santorini (Thera), Greece, Youngest Caldera: Minoan eruption | 1610 BC ±14 years | 7 | 99 km3 (24 cu mi) of tephra [2] | Ended the Minoan settlement at Akrotiri and the Minoan age on Crete |
| Mount Aniakchak, Alaska Peninsula | 1645 BC ±10 | 6 | more than 50 km3 (12 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Veniaminof, Alaska Peninsula | 1750 BC (?) | 6 | more than 50 km3 (12 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Mount St. Helens, Washington, USA | 1860 BC (?) | 6 | 15 km3 (3.6 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Mount Hudson, Cerro, Southern Chile | 1890 BC (?) | 6 | more than 10 km3 (2.4 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Black Peak, Alaska Peninsula | 1900 BC ±150 | 6 | 10 to 50 km3 (2.4 to 12.0 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Long Island (Papua New Guinea), Northeast of New Guinea | 2040 BC ± 100 | 6 | more than 11 km3 (2.6 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Mount Vesuvius, Italy | 2420 BC ±40 | 5? | 3.9 km3 (0.94 cu mi) of tephra | Avellino eruption[2][36][37][38] |
| Avachinsky, Kamchatka | 3200 BC ±150 | 5 | more than 1.1 km3 (0.26 cu mi) of tephra | tephra layer IAv20 AV3[2] |
| Pinatubo, island of Luzon, Philippines | 3550 BC (?) | 6 | 10 to 16 km3 (2.4 to 3.8 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Talisay (Taal) caldera (size: 15 x 20 km), island of Luzon, Philippines | 3580 BC ±200 | 6 | 50 km3 (12 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Haroharo Caldera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand | 3580 BC ±50 | 5 | 2.8 km3 (0.67 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Pago, New Britain | 4000 BC ± 200 | 6? | 10 km3 (2.4 cu mi)? of tephra[2] | |
| Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua | 4050 BC (?) | 6 | more than 13 km3 (3.1 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Avachinsky, Kamchatka | 4340 BC ±75 | 5 | more than 1.3 km3 (0.31 cu mi) of tephra | tephra layer IAv12 AV4[2] |
| Kikai Caldera (size: 19 km), Ryukyu Islands, Japan: Akahoya eruption | 4350 BC (?) | 7 | 80 to 220 km3 (19.2 to 52.8 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Macauley Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand | 4360 BC ±200 | 6 | 100 km3 (24 cu mi)? of tephra[2][39] | |
| Mount Hudson, Cerro, Southern Chile | 4750 BC (?) | 6 | 18 km3 (4.3 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Mount Aniakchak, Alaska Peninsula | 5250 BC ±1000 | 6 | 10 to 50 km3 (2.4 to 12.0 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Mashu, Hokkaido, Japan | 5550 BC ±100 | 6 | 19 km3 (4.6 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Tao-Rusyr Caldera, Kuril Islands | 5550 BC ±75 | 6 | 30 to 36 cubic kilometers (7.2 to 8.6 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Mayor Island/Tuhua, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand | 5060 BC ±200 | 5 | 1.6 km3 (0.38 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Crater Lake (Mount Mazama), Oregon, USA | 5677 BC ±150 | 7 | 150 km3 (36 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Khangar, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia | 5700 BC ± 16 | 6 | 14 to 16 km3 (3.4 to 3.8 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Crater Lake (Mount Mazama), Oregon, USA | 5900 BC ± 50 | 6 | 8 to 28 km3 (1.9 to 6.7 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Avachinsky, Kamchatka | 5980 BC ±100 | 5 | more than 8 to 10 km3 (1.9 to 2.4 cu mi) of tephra | tephra layer IAv1[2] |
| Menengai, East African Rift, Kenya | 6050 BC (?) | 6 | 70 km3 (17 cu mi)? of tephra[2] | |
| Haroharo Caldera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand | 6060 BC ±50 | 5 | 1.2 km3 (0.29 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Sakurajima, island of Kyūshū, Japan: Aira Caldera | 6200 BC ±1000 | 6 | 12 km3 (2.9 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Kurile Caldera (size: 8 x 14 km), Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia | 6440 BC ± 25 years | 7 | 140 to 180 km3 (33.6 to 43.2 cu mi) of tephra | Ilinsky eruption[2] |
| Karymsky, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia | 6600 BC (?) | 6 | 50 to 350 km3 (12.0 to 84.0 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Mount Vesuvius, Italy | 6940 BC ±100 | 5? | 2.75 to 2.85 km3 (0.7 to 0.7 cu mi) of tephra | Mercato eruption[2][36][37] |
| Fisher Caldera, Unimak Island, Aleutian Islands | 7420 BC ±200 | 6 | more than 50 km3 (12 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Pinatubo, island of Luzon, Philippines | 7460 BC ±150 | 6?[2] | ||
| Lvinaya Past, Kuril Islands | 7480 BC ±50 | 6 | 7 to 8 km3 (1.7 to 1.9 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Rotoma Caldera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand | 7560 BC ±18 | 5 | more than 5.6 km3 (1.3 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Taupo Caldera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand | 8130 BC ±200 | 5 | 4.7 km3 (1.1 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Grímsvötn, Northeastern Iceland | 8230 BC ±50 | 6 | more than 15 km3 (3.6 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Ulleung, Korea | 8750 BC (?) | 6 | more than 10 km3 (2.4 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Mount Tongariro, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand | 9450 BC (?) | 5 | 1.7 km3 (0.41 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Taupo Caldera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand | 9460 BC ±200 | 5 | 1.4 km3 (0.34 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Mount Tongariro, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand | 9650 BC (?) | 5 | 1.6 km3 (0.38 cu mi) of tephra[2] | |
| Nevado de Toluca, State of Mexico, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 10.5 ka | 6 | 14 km3 (3.4 cu mi) of tephra | Upper Toluca Pumice[2][40] |
| GISP2 ice core event[1] | 11.258 ka |
2.588 ± 0.005 million years BP, the Quaternary period and Pleistocene epoch begin.
| Name and area | Date | VEI | Products | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GISP2 ice core event[1] | 12.657 ka | ||||
| Eifel hotspot, Laacher See, Vulkan Eifel, Germany | 12.900 ka | 6 | 6 km3 (1.4 cu mi) of tephra.[41][42][43][44] | ||
| Mount Vesuvius, Italy | 16 ka | 5 | Green Pumice[36][37] | ||
| Mount Vesuvius, Italy | 18.3 ka | 6 | Basal Pumice[36][37] | ||
| Santorini (Thera), Greece: Cape Riva Caldera | about 21 ka[2] | ||||
| Aira Caldera, south of the island of Kyūshū, Japan | about 22 ka | 7 | more than 400 km3 (96.0 cu mi) of tephra.[45] | ||
| Taupo Volcanic Zone, Oruanui eruption, Taupo volcano, New Zealand | around 24.5 ka | 8 | Approximately 1,170 km3 (280.7 cu mi) of tephra[46][47][48][49] | ||
| Laguna Caldera (size: 10 x 20 km), South-East of Manila, island of Luzon | 27–29 ka[2] | ||||
| Campi Flegrei, Naples, Italy | 39.280 ka ± 0.11 | [50] 200 cubic kilometres of lava | Campanian Tuff [1] | ||
| Galeras, Andes, Northern Volcanic Zone, Colombian department of Nariño | 40 ka | 2 km3 (0.5 cu mi) of tephra | |||
| Taupo Volcanic Zone, Rotoiti Ignimbrite, North Island, New Zealand | about 50 ka | 7 | about 240 km3 (57.6 cu mi) of tephra.[51] | ||
| Santorini (Thera), Greece: Skaros Caldera | about 70 ka[2] | ||||
| Lake Toba (size: 100 x 30 km), Sumatra, Indonesia | 73 ka ±4 | 2,500 to 3,000 km3 (599.8 to 719.7 cu mi) of tephra | probably 6,000 million tons of sulfur dioxide were emitted (Youngest Toba Tuff).[15][52][53][54][55] | ||
| Yellowstone hotspot: Yellowstone Caldera | between 70 and 150 ka | 1,000 km3 (239.9 cu mi) intracaldera rhyolitic lava flows.[2] | |||
| Galeras, Andes, Northern Volcanic Zone, Colombian department of Nariño | 150 ka | 2 km3 (0.5 cu mi) of tephra | |||
| Kos-Nisyros Caldera, Greece | 161 ka | 110 km3 (26 cu mi) | Kos Plateau Tuff.[1] | ||
| Taal Caldera, island of Luzon, Philippines | between 500 and 100 ka | 25–30 km caldera formed by four explosive eruptions | |||
| Santorini (Thera), Greece: Southern Caldera | about 180 ka[2] | ||||
| Taupo Volcanic Zone, Rotorua Caldera (size: 22 km wide), New Zealand | 220 ka | more than 340 km3 (81.6 cu mi) of tephra.[1] | |||
| Taupo Volcanic Zone, Maroa Caldera (size: 16 x 25 km), New Zealand | 230 ka | 140 km3 (33.6 cu mi) of tephra.[1] | |||
| Taupo Volcanic Zone, Reporoa Caldera (size: 10 x 15 km), New Zealand | 230 ka | 7 | around 100 km3 (24.0 cu mi) of tephra[2] | ||
| Taupo Volcanic Zone, Whakamaru Caldera (size: 30 x 40 km), North Island, New Zealand | around 254 ka | 8 | 1,200 to 2,000 km3 (288 to 480 cu mi) of tephra | Whakamaru Ignimbrite/Mount Curl Tephra[56][57] | |
| Taupo Volcanic Zone, Matahina Ignimbrite, Haroharo Caldera, North Island, New Zealand | 280 ka | 7 | about 120 km3 (28.8 cu mi) of tephra.[58] | ||
| Sabatini volcanic complex, Sabatini, Italy | 374 ka | more than 200 km3 (48 cu mi) | Morphi tephra.[1] | ||
| Roccamonfina Caldera (size: 65 x 55 km), Roccamonfina, Italy | 385 ka | 100 to 125 km3 (24.0 to 30.0 cu mi) of tephra.[1] | |||
| Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia | 501 ka ±5 | Middle Toba Tuff[54] | |||
| Galeras, Andes, Northern Volcanic Zone, Colombian department of Nariño | 560 ka | 15 km3 (3.6 cu mi) of tephra | |||
| Yellowstone hotspot: Yellowstone Caldera (size: 45 x 85 km) | 640 ka | 8 | more than 1,000 km3 (240 cu mi) of tephra | Lava Creek Tuff[2] | |
| Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia | 840 ka ±30 | Oldest Toba Tuff[54] | |||
| Taupo Volcanic Zone, Mangakino Caldera, North Island, New Zealand | 0.97 Ma | more than 300 km3 (72.0 cu mi) | Rocky Hill Ignimbrite[1] | ||
| Taupo Volcanic Zone, Mangakino Caldera, North Island, New Zealand | 1.01 Ma | more than 300 km3 (72.0 cu mi) | Unit E[1] | ||
| Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia | 1.2 ±0.16 Ma | Haranggoal Dacite Tuff[54] | |||
| Taupo Volcanic Zone, Mangakino Caldera, North Island, New Zealand | 1.23 Ma | more than 300 km3 (72.0 cu mi) | Ongatit Ignimbrite[1][59] | ||
| Yellowstone hotspot: Henry's Fork Caldera (size: 16 km wide) | 1.3 Ma | 7 | 280 km3 (67.2 cu mi) | Mesa Falls Tuff.[2] | |
| Yellowstone hotspot: Island Park Caldera (size: 100 x 50 km) | 2.1 Ma | 8 | 2,450 km3 (588 cu mi) | Huckleberry Ridge Tuff.[1][2] | |
| Cerro Galán Caldera, Argentina (size: 35 x 20 km) | 2.2 Ma | 8 | 1,000 km3 (240 cu mi) of dacitic magma. [60] "Cerro Galan Caldera". http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/oldroot/CVZ/cerrogalan/index.html. Retrieved 2018-07-17.</ref>[60] |

Each state/ country seem to have a slightly different approach, but there is an order:
In the Basin and Range Province the volcanic fields are nested. The McDermit volcanic field, is also named Orevada rift volcanic field. The Latir-Questa volcanic locus and the Taos Plateau volcanic field seem to be in a similar area. The Southwest Nevada volcanic field, the Crater Flat-Lunar Crater volcanic zone, the Central Nevada volcanic field, the Indian Peak volcanic field and the Marysvale volcanic field seem to have no transition between each other; the Ocate volcanic field is also known as the Mora volcanic field; and the Red Hill volcanic field is also known as Quemado volcanic field.
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