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A supervolcano is a volcano that has had an eruption with a volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 8, [1] the largest recorded value on the index. This means the volume of deposits for such an eruption is greater than 1,000 cubic kilometers (240 cubic miles).
≥ 10 105 Sunda Caldera 7 Lake Tōya: Hokkaidō: 230 – 310 [2] 106 6 Santo Antão: Cape Verde: 10.33 106 Cão Grande I 6 Phlegraean Fields Campanian volcanic arc ≥ 10 106.2 X5 6 Phlegraean Fields Campanian volcanic arc ≥ 10 108.9 X6 7 Kussharo Hokkaidō: 175 117.5 Kp-4, Kutcharo Haboro Ash 7 Emmons Lake caldera SW Alaska, Aleutian Arc ...
One of the largest Yellowstone eruptions on record [27] [9] Nohi Rhyolite—Gero Ash-Flow Sheet 70 Honshū, Japan 2,200: Nohi Rhyolite total volume over 7,000 km 3 in 70 to 72 Ma, Gero Ash-Flow Sheet being the largest [28] Whakamaru: 0.254: Taupō Volcanic Zone, New Zealand 2,000 Largest in the Southern Hemisphere in the Late Quaternary [29]
Super volcano is the term used to describe volcanoes that have gradually over time built up immense amounts of magma and could wreak havoc if ejected onto the planet's surface. And in the heart of ...
It’s known as a super-eruption because it released an estimated 250 cubic miles of material – 1,000 times larger than the Mount St. Helens eruption in Washington state in 1980.
2020–2022 Taal Volcano eruptions: 38 Dieng Volcanic Complex: 2 Indonesia: 1786 [30] 32 Mount Nyiragongo: 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2021 2021 Mount Nyiragongo eruption: 32 Kelud: 4 Indonesia: 1990 [40] 31 Bayonnaise Rocks: 2 Japan: 1952 [41] 31 Nabro Volcano: 4 Eritrea: 2011 2011 Nabro eruption: 30 Rinjani: 3 Indonesia: 1994 [42] 27 ...
The last time Campi Flegrei erupted was in 1538, and one of the system’s biggest explosions occurred around 39,000 years ago.. In September, the former head of the Vesuvius observatory at Italy ...
This category collects volcanoes popularly known as supervolcanoes. Supervolcanoes are large volcanoes that have had an eruption with a volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 8, the largest recorded value on the index. This means the volume of deposits for that eruption is greater than 1,000 cubic kilometers (240 cubic miles).