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About 40 eruptions of VEI-8 magnitude within the last 132 million years have been identified, of which 30 occurred in the past 36 million years. Considering the estimated frequency is on the order of once in 50,000 years, [4] there are likely many such eruptions in the last 132 Mya that are not yet known. Based on incomplete statistics, other ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Volcanoes by their volcanic explosivity index (VEI). Subcategories. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. V. VEI-2 volcanoes (11 P)
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
The volcanic island of Anak Krakatau in Indonesia saw an eruption on 22 December 2018 which caused a deadly tsunami, with waves surging up to five meters in height. The tsunami killed at least 437 ...
Volcano/complex Volcanic arc/belt, subregion, or hotspot Material volume (km 3) Age in Ka [8] Tephra or eruption name 6 Kuttara Hokkaidō: 10.2 DRE 50 Kt-2 7 Ōkataina Volcanic Complex: Taupō Volcanic Zone >100 DRE [9] 50 Rotoiti Ignimbrite 6 Phlegraean Fields Campanian volcanic arc 13.1 51 Santa Lucia Tephra 7 Lake Maninjau: Sunda Arc, Sumatra