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Volcanic Eruptions in History

691 significant events · page 11/12

Including eruptions dated from ice-core sulphate spikes. Records are sorted by magnitude and impact; each event has its own page with location, date, source and nearby events.

  1. 601.1580 CEVolcanic Eruption — Katla, Iceland (VEI 4)
  2. 602.1540 CEVolcanic Eruption — Augustine, United States (VEI 4)
  3. 603.1510 CEVolcanic Eruption — Hekla, Iceland (VEI 4)
  4. 604.1500 CEVolcanic Eruption — Katla, Iceland (VEI 4)
  5. 605.1357 CEVolcanic Eruption — Katla, Iceland (VEI 4)
  6. 606.1311 CEVolcanic Eruption — Katla, Iceland (VEI 4)
  7. 607.1158 CEVolcanic Eruption — Hekla, Iceland (VEI 4)
  8. 608.934 CEVolcanic Eruption — Katla, Iceland (VEI 4)
  9. 609.920 CEVolcanic Eruption — Katla, Iceland (VEI 4)
  10. 610.455 BCEVolcanic Eruption — Cotopaxi, Ecuador (VEI 4)
  11. 611.5762 BCEVolcanic Eruption (VSSI_Tg 4)
  12. 612.1985 CEVolcanic Eruption — Ruiz, Nevado del, Colombia (VEI 3)· 23,080 deaths
  13. 613.1640 CEVolcanic Eruption — Tungurahua, Ecuador (VEI 3)· 5,000 deaths
  14. 614.1711 CEVolcanic Eruption — Awu, Indonesia (VEI 3)· 3,000 deaths
  15. 615.1672 CEVolcanic Eruption — Merapi, Indonesia (VEI 3)· 3,000 deaths
  16. 616.1772 CEVolcanic Eruption — Papandayan, Indonesia (VEI 3)· 2,957 deaths
  17. 617.1856 CEVolcanic Eruption — Awu, Indonesia (VEI 3)· 2,806 deaths
  18. 618.1840 CEVolcanic Eruption — Ararat, Turkey (VEI 3)· 1,900 deaths
  19. 619.1986 CEVolcanic Eruption — Oku Volcanic Field, Cameroon (VEI 3)· 1,700 deaths
  20. 620.1892 CEVolcanic Eruption — Awu, Indonesia (VEI 3)· 1,532 deaths
  21. 621.1930 CEVolcanic Eruption — Merapi, Indonesia (VEI 3)· 1,369 deaths
  22. 622.1911 CEVolcanic Eruption — Taal, Philippines (VEI 3)· 1,335 deaths
  23. 623.1775 CEVolcanic Eruption — Gamalama, Indonesia (VEI 3)· 1,300 deaths
  24. 624.1568 CEVolcanic Eruption — Savo, Solomon Is. (VEI 3)· 1,001 deaths
  25. 625.1845 CEVolcanic Eruption — Ruiz, Nevado del, Colombia (VEI 3)· 1,000 deaths
  26. 626.1812 CEVolcanic Eruption — Awu, Indonesia (VEI 3)· 953 deaths
  27. 627.1951 CEVolcanic Eruption — Camiguin, Philippines (VEI 3)· 500 deaths
  28. 628.1794 CEVolcanic Eruption — Vesuvius, Italy (VEI 3)· 400 deaths
  29. 629.1981 CEVolcanic Eruption — Semeru, Indonesia (VEI 3)· 372 deaths
  30. 630.1906 CEVolcanic Eruption — Vesuvius, Italy (VEI 3)· 350 deaths
  31. 631.1897 CEVolcanic Eruption — Mayon, Philippines (VEI 3)· 350 deaths
  32. 632.1917 CEVolcanic Eruption — San Salvador, El Salvador (VEI 3)· 325 deaths
  33. 633.1928 CEVolcanic Eruption — Paluweh, Indonesia (VEI 3)· 226 deaths
  34. 634.1929 CEVolcanic Eruption — Santa Maria, Guatemala (VEI 3)· 200 deaths
  35. 635.1410 CEVolcanic Eruption — Nasudake, Japan (VEI 3)· 180 deaths
  36. 636.1926 CEVolcanic Eruption — Tokachidake, Japan (VEI 3)· 144 deaths
  37. 637.1785 CEVolcanic Eruption — Aogashima, Japan (VEI 3)· 135 deaths
  38. 638.1902 CEVolcanic Eruption — Izu-Torishima, Japan (VEI 3)· 125 deaths
  39. 639.1963 CEVolcanic Eruption — Agung, Indonesia (VEI 3)· 120 deaths
  40. 640.1861 CEVolcanic Eruption — Dubbi, Eritrea (VEI 3)· 106 deaths
  41. 641.1840 CEVolcanic Eruption — Savo, Solomon Is. (VEI 3)· 100 deaths
  42. 642.1822 CEVolcanic Eruption — Merapi, Indonesia (VEI 3)· 100 deaths
  43. 643.1968 CEVolcanic Eruption — Arenal, Costa Rica (VEI 3)· 80 deaths
  44. 644.1985 CEVolcanic Eruption — Semeru, Indonesia (VEI 3)· 70 deaths
  45. 645.1950 CEVolcanic Eruption — Camiguin, Philippines (VEI 3)· 68 deaths
  46. 646.1994 CEVolcanic Eruption — Merapi, Indonesia (VEI 3)· 66 deaths
  47. 647.2014 CEVolcanic Eruption — Ontakesan, Japan (VEI 3)· 55 deaths
  48. 648.1949 CEVolcanic Eruption — Villarrica, Chile (VEI 3)· 54 deaths
  49. 649.1792 CEVolcanic Eruption — Unzendake, Japan (VEI 2)· 15,000 deaths
  50. 650.1598 CEVolcanic Eruption — Asamayama, Japan (VEI 2)· 800 deaths
  51. 651.1871 CEVolcanic Eruption — Ruang, Indonesia (VEI 2)· 400 deaths
  52. 652.1909 CEVolcanic Eruption — Semeru, Indonesia (VEI 2)· 221 deaths
  53. 653.2018 CEVolcanic Eruption — Fuego, Guatemala (VEI 2)· 201 deaths
  54. 654.1892 CEVolcanic Eruption — Sorikmarapi, Indonesia (VEI 2)· 180 deaths
  55. 655.1913 CEVolcanic Eruption — Awu, Indonesia (VEI 2)· 138 deaths
  56. 656.1833 CEVolcanic Eruption — Kaba, Indonesia (VEI 2)· 126 deaths
  57. 657.1976 CEVolcanic Eruption — Semeru, Indonesia (VEI 2)· 119 deaths
  58. 658.1845 CEVolcanic Eruption — Soputan, Indonesia (VEI 2)· 118 deaths
  59. 659.1944 CEVolcanic Eruption — Dieng Volcanic Complex, Indonesia (VEI 2)· 117 deaths
  60. 660.1870 CEVolcanic Eruption — Ambae, Vanuatu (VEI 2)· 100 deaths
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