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

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    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. As of 26 October 2024, the largest volcanic eruption of the 21st century is the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami, and the ...

  3. Active volcano - Wikipedia

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    World map of active volcanoes and plate boundaries Kīlauea's lava entering the sea Lava flows at Holuhraun, Iceland, September 2014. An active volcano is a volcano that has erupted during the Holocene (the current geologic epoch that began approximately 11,700 years ago), is currently erupting, or has the potential to erupt in the future. [1]

  4. 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami

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    2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami. In December 2021, an eruption began on Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, a submarine volcano in the Tongan archipelago in the southern Pacific Ocean. [6] The eruption reached a very large and powerful climax nearly four weeks later, on 15 January 2022. [7]

  5. Hawaii's Kilauea erupts again in a remote area. It's one of ...

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    Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting early Monday in a remote area that last erupted a half-century ago, the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...

  6. Iceland volcano – live: Experts reveal exact location for ...

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    Matt Mathers,Barney Davis and Alex Ross. November 29, 2023 at 8:31 PM. The exact location for an eruption has been revealed by the Icelandic Met Office, which says it “is still considered likely ...

  7. Iceland volcano - live: Shock images show ground splitting as ...

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    Iceland is accustomed to volcanic eruption and is home to 33 active volcanoes, reported AFP. Reykjanes peninsula itself has seen three eruptions since 2021, one each year – in March 2021, August ...

  8. 2021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption - Wikipedia

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    An eruption at the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge, comprising the southern half of the Spanish island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, took place between 19 September and 13 December 2021. [7] It was the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971. [8] At 85 days, it is the longest known and the most damaging ...

  9. 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa - Wikipedia

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    USGS map of eruptive activity December 12, at 9:45 a.m. The 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa was an episode of eruptive volcanic activity at Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, located on Hawaiʻi island, Hawaiʻi. Mauna Loa began to erupt shortly before midnight HST on November 27, 2022, when lava flows emerged from fissure vents in Moku ...