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Volcanic Eruptions in History

691 significant events · page 9/12

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. 481.489 BCEVolcanic Eruption (VSSI_Tg 4.14)
  2. 482.715 BCEVolcanic Eruption (VSSI_Tg 4.12)
  3. 483.1893 BCEVolcanic Eruption (VSSI_Tg 4.12)
  4. 484.6392 BCEVolcanic Eruption (VSSI_Tg 4.12)
  5. 485.161 CEVolcanic Eruption (VSSI_Tg 4.1)
  6. 486.8897 BCEVolcanic Eruption (VSSI_Tg 4.06)
  7. 487.6008 BCEVolcanic Eruption (VSSI_Tg 4.04)
  8. 488.7351 BCEVolcanic Eruption (VSSI_Tg 4.04)
  9. 489.1666 CEVolcanic Eruption (VSSI_Tg 4.03)
  10. 490.5293 BCEVolcanic Eruption (VSSI_Tg 4.01)
  11. 491.1902 CEVolcanic Eruption — Pelee, Martinique (VEI 4)· 28,000 deaths
  12. 492.1784 CEVolcanic Eruption — Grimsvotn, Iceland (VEI 4)· 9,350 deaths
  13. 493.1790 CEVolcanic Eruption — Kilauea, United States (VEI 4)· 5,405 deaths
  14. 494.1919 CEVolcanic Eruption — Kelud, Indonesia (VEI 4)· 5,110 deaths
  15. 495.1951 CEVolcanic Eruption — Lamington, Papua New Guinea (VEI 4)· 2,942 deaths
  16. 496.1760 CEVolcanic Eruption — Kie Besi, Indonesia (VEI 4)· 2,000 deaths
  17. 497.1741 CEVolcanic Eruption — Oshima-Oshima, Japan (VEI 4)· 2,000 deaths
  18. 498.1902 CEVolcanic Eruption — Soufriere St. Vincent, St. Vincent & the Grenadines (VEI 4)· 1,680 deaths
  19. 499.1902 CEVolcanic Eruption — Pelee, Martinique (VEI 4)· 1,500 deaths
  20. 500.1783 CEVolcanic Eruption — Asamayama, Japan (VEI 4)· 1,491 deaths
  21. 501.1814 CEVolcanic Eruption — Mayon, Philippines (VEI 4)· 1,200 deaths
  22. 502.1638 CEVolcanic Eruption — Raung, Indonesia (VEI 4)· 1,001 deaths
  23. 503.1595 CEVolcanic Eruption — Ruiz, Nevado del, Colombia (VEI 4)· 636 deaths
  24. 504.1300 CEVolcanic Eruption — Hekla, Iceland (VEI 4)· 600 deaths
  25. 505.1937 CEVolcanic Eruption — Rabaul, Papua New Guinea (VEI 4)· 507 deaths
  26. 506.1888 CEVolcanic Eruption — Bandaisan, Japan (VEI 4)· 461 deaths
  27. 507.2018 CEVolcanic Eruption — Krakatau, Indonesia (VEI 4)· 437 deaths
  28. 508.2010 CEVolcanic Eruption — Merapi, Indonesia (VEI 4)· 367 deaths
  29. 509.1965 CEVolcanic Eruption — Taal, Philippines (VEI 4)· 355 deaths
  30. 510.1877 CEVolcanic Eruption — Cotopaxi, Ecuador (VEI 4)· 340 deaths
  31. 511.1861 CEVolcanic Eruption — Kie Besi, Indonesia (VEI 4)· 326 deaths
  32. 512.1966 CEVolcanic Eruption — Kelud, Indonesia (VEI 4)· 215 deaths
  33. 513.1872 CEVolcanic Eruption — Merapi, Indonesia (VEI 4)· 200 deaths
  34. 514.1630 CEVolcanic Eruption — Furnas, Portugal (VEI 4)· 200 deaths
  35. 515.1872 CEVolcanic Eruption — Merapi, Indonesia (VEI 4)· 170 deaths
  36. 516.1779 CEVolcanic Eruption — Aira, Japan (VEI 4)· 153 deaths
  37. 517.1650 CEVolcanic Eruption — Santorini, Greece (VEI 4)· 120 deaths
  38. 518.1943 CEVolcanic Eruption — Michoacan-Guanajuato, Mexico (VEI 4)· 103 deaths
  39. 519.764 CEVolcanic Eruption — Aira, Japan (VEI 4)· 80 deaths
  40. 520.1982 CEVolcanic Eruption — Galunggung, Indonesia (VEI 4)· 68 deaths
  41. 521.1914 CEVolcanic Eruption — Aira, Japan (VEI 4)· 63 deaths
  42. 522.1812 CEVolcanic Eruption — Soufriere St. Vincent, St. Vincent & the Grenadines (VEI 4)· 56 deaths
  43. 523.1899 CEVolcanic Eruption — Dona Juana, Colombia (VEI 4)· 55 deaths
  44. 524.1822 CEVolcanic Eruption — Toya, Japan (VEI 4)· 50 deaths
  45. 525.2021 CEVolcanic Eruption — Semeru, Indonesia (VEI 4)· 45 deaths
  46. 526.2020 CEVolcanic Eruption — Taal, Philippines (VEI 4)· 39 deaths
  47. 527.1966 CEVolcanic Eruption — Awu, Indonesia (VEI 4)· 39 deaths
  48. 528.1781 CEVolcanic Eruption — Aira, Japan (VEI 4)· 38 deaths
  49. 529.1990 CEVolcanic Eruption — Kelud, Indonesia (VEI 4)· 35 deaths
  50. 530.2011 CEVolcanic Eruption — Nabro, Eritrea (VEI 4)· 31 deaths
  51. 531.1872 CEVolcanic Eruption — Merapi, Indonesia (VEI 4)· 30 deaths
  52. 532.1856 CEVolcanic Eruption — Hokkaido-Komagatake, Japan (VEI 4)· 25 deaths
  53. 533.1902 CEVolcanic Eruption — Pelee, Martinique (VEI 4)· 23 deaths
  54. 534.1778 CEVolcanic Eruption — Raikoke, Russia (VEI 4)· 15 deaths
  55. 535.1913 CEVolcanic Eruption — Colima, Mexico (VEI 4)· 13 deaths
  56. 536.1754 CEVolcanic Eruption — Taal, Philippines (VEI 4)· 12 deaths
  57. 537.1933 CEVolcanic Eruption — Kuchinoerabujima, Japan (VEI 4)· 8 deaths
  58. 538.1883 CEVolcanic Eruption — Augustine, United States (VEI 4)· 8 deaths
  59. 539.2014 CEVolcanic Eruption — Kelud, Indonesia (VEI 4)· 7 deaths
  60. 540.1951 CEVolcanic Eruption — Kelud, Indonesia (VEI 4)· 7 deaths
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