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The volcanic explosivity index (VEI) is a scale used to measure the size of explosive volcanic eruptions. ... Examples 0 < 10 4 m 3: Hawaiian: Effusive < 100 m: constant:
Satellite images of the 15 January 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai. This is a list of volcanoes that have had large explosive eruptions during the Holocene (since about 11,650 years Before Present), with a volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 5 or higher, or a plume height of at least 30 km.
This is a list of volcanic eruptions in the 21st century with a volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 4 or higher, and smaller eruptions that resulted in fatalities, significant damage or disruptions. The largest volcanic eruption of the 21st century is the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami , and the deadliest are the 2018 ...
Taupō Volcanic Zone, Maroa Caldera (size: 16 x 25 km), New Zealand: 230 ka: 140 km 3 (33.6 cu mi) of tephra. [1] Taupō Volcanic Zone, Reporoa Caldera (size: 10 x 15 km), New Zealand: 230 ka: 7: around 100 km 3 (24.0 cu mi) of tephra [2] Taupō Volcanic Zone, Whakamaru Caldera (size: 30 x 40 km), North Island, New Zealand: around 254 ka: 8
Campanian volcanic arc 1.3 19.3 Green Pumice: 7 Long Island, PNG Bismarck Volcanic Arc 100 19.3 Kiau Ignimbrite 7 Zavaritzki Caldera: Simushir, Kuril Islands: 200 20 6 Rabaul: Bismarck Volcanic Arc >10 21 Kulau Ignimbrite 6 Menengai: Great Rift Valley, Kenya: 26.1 21 Caldera formation 2 6 Cape Riva Caldera, Santorini: South Aegean Volcanic Arc
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Supervolcano – Volcano that has had an eruption with a volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 8; Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt – Active volcanic belt that covers central-southern Mexico; Volcanic arc – Chain of volcanoes formed above a subducting plate; Volcanic explosivity index – Predictive Qualitative scale for explosiveness of volcanic ...
But the moon’s wild volcanic activity wasn’t detected until Voyager 1 flew by Jupiter and its moons in 1979, revealing Io’s dynamic surface that resembled a pepperoni pizza, Bolton said.