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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. The largest volcanic eruption of the 21st century is the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami , and the deadliest are the 2018 ...
eruption episode L 7 Phlegraean Fields: Campanian volcanic arc: Unknown 15.7 5 Mount Vesuvius 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
Taupō Volcano—Oruanui eruption: 0.027: Taupō Volcanic Zone, New Zealand 1,170 Most recent VEI 8 eruption [37] Mangakino Caldera—Ongatiti–Mangatewaiiti 1.21 Taupō Volcanic Zone, New Zealand 1,150 [26] Huaylillas Ignimbrite 15 Bolivia 1,100 Predates half of the uplift of the central Andes [38] Bursum—Bloodgood Canyon Tuff: 28.5
"It seems like it has big eruptions every 1,000 or so years," Manga said. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Over 100 earthquakes signal possible eruption of Alaskan volcano Show comments
A volcano erupted in southern Iceland, near the town of Grindavík and the Blue Lagoon spa, marking the region's seventh eruption in a year. Iceland volcano flares in region's 7th eruption in one year
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 ...
The eruption was the largest explosion recorded in the atmosphere by modern instrumentation, far larger than any 20th-century volcanic event or nuclear bomb test. It is thought that in recent centuries, only the Krakatoa eruption of 1883 rivalled the atmospheric disturbance produced. [15] [16]
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 ...