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  2. List of volcanic eruptions in the 21st century - Wikipedia

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    An eruption on 16 March injured 10 people, including a BBC News television crew, after magma exploded upon contact with snow. [97] [98] 3 Mount Ontake [99] Japan 2014 63 A phreatic eruption and pyroclastic flow occurred without warning, killing 63 people. Deadliest eruption in Japan since 1902, first volcano-related deaths in Japan since 1991. 2

  3. List of largest volcanic eruptions - Wikipedia

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    The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, the largest eruption since 1912, is dwarfed by the eruptions in this list. In a volcanic eruption, lava, volcanic bombs, ash, and various gases are expelled from a volcanic vent and fissure. While many eruptions only pose dangers to the immediately surrounding area, Earth's largest eruptions can have a major ...

  4. List of large volcanic eruptions - Wikipedia

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    Campanian volcanic arc ≥ 10 56 X2 6 Ischia: Campanian volcanic arc: 40 56 Monte Epomeo Green Tuff 6 Daisen: Honshū: 40 59.6 [3] Daisen-Kurayoshi Pumice 6 Shikotsu Hokkaidō: 50 60 Shadai eruption 6 Towada Honshū: 10 61 eruption episode Q 6 Newberry Volcano: Cascade Volcanic Arc > 12.5 62.5 Olema tephra, Paulina tephra 6 Hakone: Honshū

  5. Biggest volcanic eruptions in the last 10 years as Iceland ...

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    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 ...

  6. The Biggest Volcanic Eruptions in Human History

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    A.D. 79: Mount Vesuvius, Italy. Mount Vesuvius has erupted eight times in the last 17,000 years, most recently in 1944, but the big one was in A.D. 17. One of the most violent eruptions in history ...

  7. A recent history of volcanic eruptions and their impact, as ...

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    According to the U.S. Geological Survey, there are around 1,350 potentially active volcanoes around the world outside of the continuous range of volcanoes as part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. In the ...

  8. List of volcanic eruptions by death toll - Wikipedia

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    Human death toll Volcano VEI Location Year Eruption Source(s) 71,000 to 250,100+ Mount Tambora: 7 Indonesia: 1815 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora, Year Without a Summer: 36,000+

  9. Timeline of volcanism on Earth - Wikipedia

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    Mascarene Islands were formed in a series of undersea volcanic eruptions 8–10 Ma, as the African plate drifted over the Réunion hotspot. Yellowstone hotspot, Twin Fall volcanic field, Idaho; 8.6 to 10 Ma. [65] Yellowstone hotspot, Grey's Landing Supereruption, Idaho; 8.72 Ma, 2,800 cubic kilometers (672 cu mi) of Grey's Landing Ignimbrite. [66]