Volcanic Eruptions — an animated map on Erask

Eight hundred eruptions that killed, destroyed, raised a tsunami or simply went off the top of the scale. Watch the Ring of Fire draw itself around the Pacific as the centuries pass — Vesuvius, Tambora, Krakatau, Pelée, Pinatubo — each sized by how much of the mountain went into the sky.

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1 January 1500 – 31 December 2026span

Earth & Naturecategory

VEI 6–7 · colossalVEI 4–5 · majorVEI 0–3 · smallerMagnitude unrecorded

What is on the map

533 VEI 0–3 · smaller
142 Magnitude unrecorded
135 VEI 4–5 · major
8 VEI 6–7 · colossal

Chronology

1500Katla, Iceland · VEI 4eruption▸
25 July 1510Hekla, Iceland · VEI 4 · 1 deatheruption▸
15 October 1510Hekla, Iceland · VEI 4eruption▸
26 March 1536Etna, Italy · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
29 September 1538Campi Flegrei, Italy · VEI 3 · 24 deathseruption▸
1540Augustine, United States · VEI 4 · tsunamieruption▸
11 September 1541Agua, Guatemala · 1 300 deathseruption▸
1550Kie Besi, Indonesia · VEI 3 · tsunamieruption▸
November 1550Dukono, Indonesia · VEI 3eruption▸
31 December 1564Gamkonora, Indonesia · VEI 3eruption▸
August 1565Pacaya, Guatemala · VEI 3eruption▸
31 October 1566Kirishimayama, Japan · VEI 3eruption▸
1568Savo, Solomon Is. · VEI 3 · 1 001 deathseruption▸
1570Mombacho, Nicaragua · 400 deathseruption▸
1572Taal, Philippines · VEI 3eruption▸
1576Colima, Mexico · VEI 3eruption▸
1580Billy Mitchell, Papua New Guinea · VEI 6eruption▸
1 May 1580Sao Jorge, Portugal · VEI 3 · 10 deathseruption▸
11 August 1580Katla, Iceland · VEI 4eruption▸
26 December 1581Fuego, Guatemala · VEI 4eruption▸
1586Kelud, Indonesia · VEI 5 · 10 000 deathseruption▸
1587Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 4eruption▸
15 January 1590Colima, Mexico · VEI 3eruption▸
1593Raung, Indonesia · VEI 5eruption▸
12 March 1595Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia · VEI 4 · 636 deathseruption▸
1 May 1596Asamayama, Japan · VEI 2eruption▸
1597Raung, Indonesia · VEI 3eruption▸
3 January 1597Hekla, Iceland · VEI 4eruption▸
1598Banda Api, Pacific Ocean · VEI 3eruption▸
13 May 1598Asamayama, Japan · VEI 2 · 800 deathseruption▸
19 February 1600Huaynaputina, Peru · VEI 6 · 1 500 deathseruption▸
23 January 1606Hachijojima, Japan · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
18 July 1608Gamalama, Indonesia · VEI 3 · tsunamieruption▸
1609Tengchong, Chinaeruption▸
March 1615Banda Api, Pacific Ocean · VEI 3eruption▸
1617Fuego, Guatemala · VEI 3eruption▸
2 September 1625Katla, Iceland · VEI 5eruption▸
1629Grimsvotn, Iceland · VEI 2 · 4 deathseruption▸
3 September 1630Furnas, Portugal · VEI 4 · 200 deathseruption▸
14 February 1631Dama Ali, Ethiopia · 50 deathseruption▸
16 December 1631Vesuvius, Italy · VEI 5 · 4 000 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
15 May 1636Hekla, Iceland · VEI 3eruption▸
1638Raung, Indonesia · VEI 4 · 1 001 deathseruption▸
1640Tungurahua, Ecuador · VEI 3 · 5 000 deathseruption▸
31 July 1640Hokkaido-Komagatake, Japan · VEI 5 · 700 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
19 July 1646Kie Besi, Indonesia · VEI 4 · tsunamieruption▸
26 September 1650Santorini, Greece · VEI 4 · 120 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
30 September 1659San Salvador, El Salvador · VEI 3eruption▸
11 November 1659Teon, Pacific Ocean · VEI 4 · tsunamieruption▸
1660Long Island, Papua New Guinea · VEI 6 · 2 000 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
February 1660Teon, Pacific Ocean · VEI 4 · 3 deathseruption▸
27 October 1660Guagua Pichincha, Ecuador · VEI 4eruption▸
3 November 1660Katla, Iceland · VEI 4eruption▸
16 August 1663Toya, Japan · VEI 5 · 5 deathseruption▸
1664Io-Torishima, Japan · tsunamieruption▸
15 April 1664Unzendake, Japan · VEI 2 · 30 deathseruption▸
11 March 1669Etna, Italy · VEI 3eruption▸
19 March 1669Etna, Italy · VEI 3 · 2 deathseruption▸
1670Ambae, Vanuatu · VEI 2eruption▸
24 April 1672Fayal, Portugal · VEI 2 · 3 deathseruption▸
4 August 1672Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 3 000 deathseruption▸
20 May 1673Gamkonora, Indonesia · VEI 5 · tsunamieruption▸
22 November 1677La Palma, Spain · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
21 September 1679Zukur, Yemeneruption▸
12 August 1682Vesuvius, Italy · VEI 3 · 4 deathseruption▸
December 1684Grimsvotn, Iceland · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
1690Guntur, Indonesia · VEI 3eruption▸
3 February 1690Vesuvius, Italy · VEI 3 · tsunamieruption▸
4 June 1692Serua, Pacific Ocean · VEI 4eruption▸
9 January 1693Etna, Italyeruption▸
13 February 1693Hekla, Iceland · VEI 4 · tsunamieruption▸
20 November 1694Banda Api, Pacific Ocean · VEI 3eruption▸
1698Ciremai, Indonesia · VEI 3eruption▸
1698Cotopaxi, Ecuador · VEI 3eruption▸
May 1698Vesuvius, Italy · VEI 3 · tsunamieruption▸
5 May 1706Tenerife, Spain · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
May 1707Santorini, Greece · VEI 3 · tsunamieruption▸
16 December 1707Fujisan, Japan · VEI 4eruption▸
11 December 1711Awu, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 3 000 deathseruption▸
15 January 1712Bardarbunga, Iceland · VEI 2eruption▸
30 June 1714Vesuvius, Italy · tsunamieruption▸
20 July 1716Kelud, Indonesia · VEI 2eruption▸
24 September 1716Taal, Philippines · VEI 4 · tsunamieruption▸
5 October 1716Bardarbunga, Iceland · VEI 2eruption▸
9 November 1716Kirishimayama, Japan · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
7 February 1717Kirishimayama, Japan · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
4 August 1717Bardarbunga, Iceland · VEI 3eruption▸
27 August 1717Fuego, Guatemala · VEI 4 · tsunamieruption▸
1 February 1718Pico, Portugal · VEI 2 · 2 deathseruption▸
11 May 1721Katla, Iceland · VEI 5eruption▸
22 June 1721Asamayama, Japan · VEI 1 · 15 deathseruption▸
1 February 1726Bardarbunga, Iceland · VEI 1eruption▸
3 August 1727Oraefajokull, Iceland · VEI 4 · 3 deathseruption▸
1 February 1729Bardarbunga, Iceland · VEI 1eruption▸
30 June 1729Krafla, Iceland · VEI 2eruption▸
1730Raung, Indonesia · VEI 3eruption▸
1730Tseax River Cone, Canadaeruption▸
1 September 1730Lanzarote, Spain · VEI 2eruption▸
20 May 1737Vesuvius, Italy · VEI 3 · 2 deathseruption▸
23 August 1741Oshima-Oshima, Japan · VEI 4 · 2 000 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
15 June 1742Cotopaxi, Ecuador · VEI 3eruption▸
9 December 1742Cotopaxi, Ecuador · VEI 3eruption▸
11 August 1749Taal, Philippines · VEI 3 · tsunamieruption▸
15 October 1753Grimsvotn, Iceland · VEI 2eruption▸
28 November 1754Taal, Philippines · VEI 4 · 12 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
17 October 1755Katla, Iceland · VEI 4 · 2 deathseruption▸
9 July 1757Sao Jorge, Portugal · VEI 0 · 1 053 deathseruption▸
1760Kie Besi, Indonesia · VEI 4 · 2 000 deathseruption▸
1762Klyuchevskoy, Russia · VEI 2eruption▸
5 April 1766Hekla, Iceland · VEI 4eruption▸
20 July 1766Mayon, Philippines · VEI 3 · 49 deathseruption▸
4 April 1768Cotopaxi, Ecuador · VEI 4eruption▸
1770Dempo, Indonesia · tsunamieruption▸
9 May 1772Gamalama, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 35 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
12 August 1772Papandayan, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 2 957 deathseruption▸
2 February 1773Gamalama, Indonesia · VEI 2eruption▸
1775Gamalama, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 1 300 deathseruption▸
1775Lokon-Empung, Indonesia · VEI 3eruption▸
1778Raikoke, Russia · VEI 4 · 15 deathseruption▸
8 August 1779Vesuvius, Italy · VEI 3eruption▸
8 November 1779Aira, Japan · VEI 4 · 153 deathseruption▸
9 February 1780Aira, Japan · VEI 4eruption▸
27 July 1780Aogashima, Japan · VEI 3 · 7 deathseruption▸
9 September 1780Aira, Japan · VEI 4 · tsunamieruption▸
31 October 1780Aira, Japan · tsunamieruption▸
11 April 1781Aira, Japan · VEI 4 · 38 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
10 April 1783Aogashima, Japan · VEI 3 · 7 deathseruption▸
5 August 1783Asamayama, Japan · VEI 4 · 1 491 deathseruption▸
1784Hualalai, United States · VEI 0eruption▸
April 1784Grimsvotn, Iceland · VEI 4 · 9 350 deathseruption▸
July 1784Coropuna, Perueruption▸
18 April 1785Aogashima, Japan · VEI 3 · 135 deathseruption▸
1786Dieng Volcanic Complex, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 38 deathseruption▸
1789Izu-Oshima, Japan · VEI 2eruption▸
November 1790Kilauea, United States · VEI 4 · 5 405 deathseruption▸
21 May 1792Unzendake, Japan · VEI 2 · 15 000 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
15 June 1794Vesuvius, Italy · VEI 3 · 400 deathseruption▸
1797Aira, Japan · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
1800Kyejo, Tanzania · VEI 2eruption▸
1800St. Helens, United States · VEI 5eruption▸
1800Hualalai, United States · VEI 0 · 2 deathseruption▸
8 October 1800Guntur, Indonesiaeruption▸
30 October 1800Mayon, Philippines · VEI 2eruption▸
14 August 1801Chokaisan, Japan · VEI 2 · 8 deathseruption▸
4 July 1803Asamayama, Japan · VEI 2eruption▸
7 November 1803Asamayama, Japan · VEI 2eruption▸
1804Shikotsu, Japan · VEI 3eruption▸
11 August 1805Vesuvius, Italy · VEI 2 · 4 deathseruption▸
1 May 1808Sao Jorge, Portugal · VEI 1 · 9 deathseruption▸
27 April 1812Soufriere St. Vincent, St. Vincent & the Grenadines · VEI 4 · 56 deathseruption▸
6 August 1812Awu, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 953 deathseruption▸
May 1813Vesuvius, Italy · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
1 February 1814Mayon, Philippines · VEI 4 · 1 200 deathseruption▸
10 April 1815Tambora, Indonesia · VEI 7 · 60 000 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
5 July 1816Asosan, Japan · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
1817Raung, Indonesia · VEI 4eruption▸
24 January 1817Ijen, Indonesia · VEI 2eruption▸
5 February 1818Colima, Mexico · VEI 4eruption▸
1819Asuncion, United States · tsunamieruption▸
1 March 1820Westdahl, United States · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
11 June 1820Banda Api, Pacific Ocean · VEI 2eruption▸
9 March 1822Toya, Japan · VEI 4 · 50 deathseruption▸
8 October 1822Galunggung, Indonesia · VEI 5 · 4 011 deathseruption▸
27 December 1822Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 100 deathseruption▸
February 1823Kilauea, United States · VEI 0eruption▸
1825Balbi, Papua New Guineaeruption▸
21 March 1825Shishaldin, United States · VEI 3 · tsunamieruption▸
October 1826Asosan, Japan · VEI 2eruption▸
11 October 1826Dieng Volcanic Complex, Indonesia · VEI 2eruption▸
13 October 1826Kelud, Indonesia · VEI 4eruption▸
27 June 1827Avachinsky, Russia · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
9 August 1827Avachinsky, Russia · VEI 2eruption▸
1829Guntur, Indonesia · VEI 2eruption▸
1 November 1832Etna, Italy · VEI 2eruption▸
25 December 1832Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 32 deathseruption▸
24 November 1833Kaba, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 126 deathseruption▸
20 January 1835Cosiguina, Nicaragua · VEI 5eruption▸
1 November 1835Banda Api, Pacific Oceaneruption▸
September 1837Peuet Sague, Indonesia · tsunamieruption▸
26 February 1838Gamalama, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 4 deathseruption▸
12 February 1839Unnamed, Chile · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
1840Savo, Solomon Is. · VEI 3 · 100 deathseruption▸
1840Tinakula, Solomon Is. · VEI 3eruption▸
2 February 1840Gamalama, Indonesia · VEI 3 · tsunamieruption▸
30 May 1840Kilauea, United States · VEI 0 · tsunamieruption▸
2 July 1840Ararat, Turkey · VEI 3 · 1 900 deathseruption▸
April 1841Kuchinoerabujima, Japan · VEI 2eruption▸
8 February 1843Liamuiga, St. Kitts & Nevis · VEI 0 · tsunamieruption▸
17 February 1843Soufriere Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe · tsunamieruption▸
August 1843Lamongan, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 4 deathseruption▸
25 November 1843Etna, Italy · VEI 2 · 59 deathseruption▸
8 February 1845Soputan, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 118 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
19 February 1845Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia · VEI 3 · 1 000 deathseruption▸
2 September 1845Hekla, Iceland · VEI 4eruption▸
7 May 1846Taupo, New Zealand · 63 deathseruption▸
27 May 1846Tangkuban Parahu, Indonesia · VEI 2eruption▸
18 November 1846Esan, Japan · VEI 1eruption▸
9 April 1847Fogo, Cape Verde · VEI 2eruption▸
4 December 1847Dieng Volcanic Complex, Indonesia · VEI 2eruption▸
16 May 1848Kelud, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 22 deathseruption▸
1850Rabaul, Papua New Guinea · VEI 2eruption▸
24 June 1853Niuafo'ou, Tonga · VEI 0 · 25 deathseruption▸
13 July 1853Mayon, Philippines · VEI 3 · 34 deathseruption▸
29 October 1853Unnamed, Taiwan · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
February 1854Asosan, Japan · VEI 2 · 3 deathseruption▸
18 February 1854Sheveluch, Russia · VEI 5eruption▸
27 June 1854Alaid, Russia · VEI 3 · tsunamieruption▸
2 March 1856Awu, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 2 806 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
26 July 1856Shishaldin, United States · tsunamieruption▸
25 September 1856Hokkaido-Komagatake, Japan · VEI 4 · 25 deathseruption▸
17 April 1857Umboi, Papua New Guinea · tsunamieruption▸
January 1858Mayon, Philippines · VEI 2eruption▸
23 April 1858Midagahara, Japaneruption▸
3 July 1858Midagahara, Japaneruption▸
1860Grimsvotn, Iceland · 1 deatheruption▸
April 1860Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 2eruption▸
18 August 1860Fuego, Guatemala · VEI 2eruption▸
May 1861Grimsvotn, Iceland · VEI 2eruption▸
7 May 1861Dubbi, Eritrea · VEI 3 · 106 deathseruption▸
29 December 1861Kie Besi, Indonesia · VEI 4 · 326 deathseruption▸
17 August 1863Yasur, Vanuatu · tsunamieruption▸
4 January 1864Kelud, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 54 deathseruption▸
20 February 1866Santorini, Greece · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
12 September 1866Ofu-Olosega, United States · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
21 October 1867Zaozan [Zaosan], Japan · VEI 2 · 3 deathseruption▸
3 April 1868Mauna Loa, United States · VEI 2 · 77 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
5 September 1868Etna, Italy · tsunamieruption▸
7 July 1869Lewotobi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 2 deathseruption▸
August 1869Lamongan, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 8 deathseruption▸
1870Iliwerung, Indonesia · VEI 3eruption▸
1870Ambae, Vanuatu · VEI 2 · 100 deathseruption▸
August 1870Ruang, Indonesia · VEI 2eruption▸
3 March 1871Ruang, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 400 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
30 April 1871Camiguin, Philippines · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
7 August 1871Gamalama, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
8 December 1871Mayon, Philippines · VEI 3 · 3 deathseruption▸
1872Sinarka, Russia · VEI 4eruption▸
15 April 1872Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 4 · 30 deathseruption▸
17 April 1872Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 4 · 170 deathseruption▸
24 April 1872Vesuvius, Italy · VEI 3 · 9 deathseruption▸
3 November 1872Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 4 · 200 deathseruption▸
December 1872Asosan, Japan · VEI 3 · 4 deathseruption▸
1873Vesuvius, Italy · 9 deathseruption▸
16 January 1873Ragang, Philippines · VEI 2eruption▸
3 July 1874Miyakejima, Japan · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
19 July 1874Taal, Philippines · VEI 2eruption▸
1875Mayon, Philippines · 1 500 deathseruption▸
29 January 1875Kelud, Indonesiaeruption▸
29 March 1875Askja, Iceland · VEI 5eruption▸
14 February 1877Mauna Loa, United States · VEI 0 · tsunamieruption▸
25 June 1877Cotopaxi, Ecuador · VEI 4 · 340 deathseruption▸
10 January 1878Yasur, Vanuatu · VEI 3 · tsunamieruption▸
4 February 1878Rabaul, Papua New Guinea · VEI 3 · 1 death · tsunamieruption▸
11 February 1878Yasur, Vanuatu · tsunamieruption▸
29 August 1878Okmok, United States · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
4 February 1879Stromboli, Italy · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
March 1883Karthala, Comoros · VEI 2eruption▸
27 August 1883Krakatau, Indonesia · VEI 6 · 36 417 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
6 October 1883Augustine, United States · VEI 4 · 8 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
10 October 1883Krakatau, Indonesia · tsunamieruption▸
December 1883Bagana, Papua New Guinea · VEI 3eruption▸
February 1884Krakatau, Indonesia · tsunamieruption▸
18 April 1885Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 74 deathseruption▸
25 May 1885Purace, Colombia · VEI 3eruption▸
11 January 1886Tungurahua, Ecuador · VEI 4 · 2 deathseruption▸
10 June 1886Okataina, New Zealand · VEI 5 · 153 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
31 August 1886Niuafo'ou, Tonga · VEI 4eruption▸
9 March 1887Mayon, Philippines · VEI 3 · 15 deathseruption▸
13 March 1888Ritter Island, Papua New Guinea · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
15 July 1888Bandaisan, Japan · VEI 4 · 461 deathseruption▸
6 September 1889Banua Wuhu, Indonesia · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
1890Victory, Papua New Guinea · VEI 2eruption▸
29 June 1890Kie Besi, Indonesia · VEI 2eruption▸
21 May 1892Sorikmarapi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 180 deathseruption▸
7 June 1892Awu, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 1 532 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
30 August 1892Tofua, Tonga · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
7 January 1893Calbuco, Chile · VEI 4eruption▸
7 June 1893Azumayama, Japan · VEI 2 · 2 deathseruption▸
October 1894Ambrym, Vanuatu · VEI 3 · 10 deathseruption▸
1895Dakataua, Papua New Guinea · VEI 2eruption▸
22 May 1895Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 80 deathseruption▸
17 June 1895Karkar, Papua New Guinea · VEI 2 · 21 deathseruption▸
16 October 1895Kirishimayama, Japan · VEI 2 · 4 deathseruption▸
15 March 1896Kirishimayama, Japan · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
26 March 1897Tinakula, Solomon Is. · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
23 May 1897Mayon, Philippines · VEI 3 · 350 deathseruption▸
1899Manam, Papua New Guinea · VEI 2 · 2 deathseruption▸
13 November 1899Dona Juana, Colombia · VEI 4 · 55 deathseruption▸
1900Bora-Bericha-Tullu Moye, Ethiopiaeruption▸
22 January 1900Asamayama, Japan · VEI 2 · 25 deathseruption▸
16 February 1900Kirishimayama, Japan · VEI 2 · 2 deathseruption▸
17 July 1900Adatarayama, Japan · VEI 2 · 72 deathseruption▸
22 May 1901Kelud, Indonesia · VEI 3eruption▸
9 August 1901East Epi, Vanuatu · tsunamieruption▸
5 May 1902Pelee, Martinique · VEI 4 · 23 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
7 May 1902Soufriere St. Vincent, St. Vincent & the Grenadines · VEI 4 · 1 680 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
8 May 1902Pelee, Martinique · VEI 4 · 28 000 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
20 May 1902Pelee, Martinique · VEI 4 · tsunamieruption▸
6 June 1902Pelee, Martinique · VEI 4 · tsunamieruption▸
10 July 1902Pelee, Martinique · VEI 4 · tsunamieruption▸
7 August 1902Izu-Torishima, Japan · VEI 3 · 125 deathseruption▸
30 August 1902Pelee, Martinique · VEI 4 · 1 500 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
25 October 1902Santa Maria, Guatemala · VEI 6 · 10 000 deathseruption▸
December 1902Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 16 deathseruption▸
1903Karthala, Comoros · 17 deathseruption▸
30 August 1903Okataina, New Zealand · VEI 1 · 4 deathseruption▸
30 January 1904Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 16 deathseruption▸
25 February 1904Karthala, Comoros · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
10 March 1905Vesuvius, Italy · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
4 August 1905Savaii, Samoa · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
4 April 1906Vesuvius, Italy · VEI 3 · 350 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
28 November 1906Savaii, Samoa · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
8 June 1907Savaii, Samoa · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
19 June 1907Savaii, Samoa · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
27 June 1907Savaii, Samoa · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
July 1907Unnamed, Tonga · VEI 0 · tsunamieruption▸
9 July 1907Savaii, Samoa · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
25 July 1907Savaii, Samoa · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
4 August 1907Alayta, Ethiopia · VEI 2eruption▸
28 September 1907Lewotobi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
6 October 1907Savaii, Samoa · tsunamieruption▸
28 April 1909Cameroon · VEI 2eruption▸
29 August 1909Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 221 deathseruption▸
20 March 1910Taupo, New Zealand · 1 deatheruption▸
25 July 1910Toya, Japan · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
30 January 1911Taal, Philippines · VEI 3 · 1 335 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
8 May 1911Asamayama, Japan · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
15 August 1911Asamayama, Japan · VEI 2 · 2 deathseruption▸
3 November 1911Piparo, Trinidad · tsunamieruption▸
8 November 1911Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 3eruption▸
6 September 1912Novarupta, United States · VEI 6 · 2 deathseruption▸
3 December 1912Nyamulagira, Congo, DRC · VEI 3 · 20 deathseruption▸
20 January 1913Colima, Mexico · VEI 4 · 13 deathseruption▸
14 March 1913Awu, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 138 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
29 May 1913Asamayama, Japan · VEI 1 · 1 deatheruption▸
23 June 1913Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 2eruption▸
6 December 1913Ambrym, Vanuatu · VEI 3 · 21 deathseruption▸
1914Witori, Papua New Guinea · VEI 3eruption▸
1914Ambae, Vanuatu · 100 deathseruption▸
12 January 1914Aira, Japan · VEI 4 · 63 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
10 September 1914Whakaari/White Island, New Zealand · 11 deathseruption▸
19 June 1915Myojinsho, Japan · VEI 0 · tsunamieruption▸
3 March 1916Tungurahua, Ecuador · VEI 4eruption▸
3 July 1916Stromboli, Italy · VEI 3 · tsunamieruption▸
1 January 1917Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania · VEI 3eruption▸
1 April 1917Okataina, New Zealand · VEI 1 · 2 deathseruption▸
April 1917Calbuco, Chile · VEI 3eruption▸
7 June 1917San Salvador, El Salvador · VEI 3 · 325 deathseruption▸
18 July 1918Banua Wuhu, Indonesia · VEI 3 · tsunamieruption▸
12 October 1918Katla, Iceland · VEI 4 · tsunamieruption▸
19 February 1919Popocatepetl, Mexico · VEI 1eruption▸
3 April 1919Banua Wuhu, Indonesia · VEI 3 · tsunamieruption▸
19 May 1919Kelud, Indonesia · VEI 4 · 5 110 deathseruption▸
22 May 1919Stromboli, Italy · VEI 3 · 4 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
6 July 1919Nasudake, Japan · 2 deathseruption▸
29 September 1919Mauna Loa, United States · VEI 0 · tsunamieruption▸
25 July 1920Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 35 deathseruption▸
29 October 1920Izalco, El Salvador · VEI 3eruption▸
26 November 1921Nasudake, Japan · 1 deatheruption▸
2 March 1923Ile des Cendres, Vietnam · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
June 1923Tangkuban Parahu, Indonesia · 3 deathseruption▸
1 July 1923Kirishimayama, Japan · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
10 May 1924Kilauea, United States · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
18 December 1924Papandayan, Indonesia · VEI 1 · 1 deatheruption▸
23 January 1926Santorini, Greece · VEI 2 · 48 deathseruption▸
24 May 1926Tokachidake, Japan · VEI 3 · 144 deathseruption▸
8 September 1926Tokachidake, Japan · VEI 3eruption▸
5 September 1927Esjufjoll, Iceland · VEI 1 · 1 deatheruption▸
January 1928Mayon, Philippines · VEI 3eruption▸
26 March 1928Krakatau, Indonesia · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
13 May 1928Dieng Volcanic Complex, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 40 deathseruption▸
4 August 1928Paluweh, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 226 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
8 November 1928Etna, Italy · VEI 1 · 5 deathseruption▸
6 January 1929Calbuco, Chile · VEI 3eruption▸
17 June 1929Hokkaido-Komagatake, Japan · VEI 4 · 2 deathseruption▸
2 August 1929Etna, Italy · VEI 1 · 2 deathseruption▸
2 November 1929Santa Maria, Guatemala · VEI 3 · 200 deathseruption▸
17 March 1930Krakatau, Indonesia · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
20 August 1930Asamayama, Japan · VEI 3 · 6 deathseruption▸
11 September 1930Stromboli, Italy · VEI 3 · 6 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
18 December 1930Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 1 369 deathseruption▸
20 August 1931Asamayama, Japan · VEI 3 · 3 deathseruption▸
21 January 1932Fuego, Guatemala · VEI 4eruption▸
February 1932Merapi, Indonesiaeruption▸
1 October 1932Kusatsu-Shiranesan, Japan · VEI 3 · 2 deathseruption▸
8 January 1933Kharimkotan, Russia · VEI 5 · 2 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
10 May 1933Hakoneyama, Japan · 1 deatheruption▸
24 December 1933Kuchinoerabujima, Japan · VEI 4 · 8 deathseruption▸
25 December 1933Bulusan, Philippines · VEI 2 · 9 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
1934Hood, United States · 1 deatheruption▸
29 July 1936Asamayama, Japan · VEI 3 · 2 deathseruption▸
14 August 1936Dona Juana, Colombia · 18 deathseruption▸
9 February 1937Llaima, Chile · VEI 2 · 3 deathseruption▸
29 May 1937Rabaul, Papua New Guinea · VEI 4 · 507 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
28 January 1938Nyamulagira, Congo, DRC · VEI 1 · tsunamieruption▸
9 May 1938Bandaisan, Japan · 2 deathseruption▸
5 June 1938Mayon, Philippines · VEI 2eruption▸
16 July 1938Asamayama, Japan · VEI 1eruption▸
24 July 1939Kick 'em Jenny, Netherlands · VEI 1 · tsunamieruption▸
17 August 1939Izu-Torishima, Japan · VEI 2 · 2 deathseruption▸
13 October 1939Dieng Volcanic Complex, Indonesia · VEI 1 · 10 deathseruption▸
20 June 1940Karangetang, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
12 July 1940Miyakejima, Japan · VEI 2 · 11 deathseruption▸
24 July 1940Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania · VEI 2eruption▸
13 July 1941Asamayama, Japan · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
21 September 1941Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 2eruption▸
20 February 1943Michoacan-Guanajuato, Mexico · VEI 4 · 103 deathseruption▸
13 April 1943Cerro Azul, Ecuador · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
27 March 1944Vesuvius, Italy · VEI 3 · 27 deathseruption▸
10 June 1944Cleveland, United States · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
11 July 1944Toya, Japan · 1 deatheruption▸
20 August 1944Stromboli, Italy · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
26 August 1944Toya, Japan · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
4 December 1944Dieng Volcanic Complex, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 117 deathseruption▸
28 December 1944Toya, Japan · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
January 1946Aira, Japan · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
February 1946Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 6 deathseruption▸
29 October 1946Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 2eruption▸
13 November 1946Sarychev Peak, Russia · VEI 4 · tsunamieruption▸
7 January 1947Mayon, Philippines · VEI 2eruption▸
14 August 1947Asamayama, Japan · VEI 2 · 11 deathseruption▸
16 September 1947Akagisan, Japan · 699 deathseruption▸
2 November 1947Hekla, Iceland · VEI 4 · 1 deatheruption▸
7 April 1948Iliwerung, Indonesia · VEI 2eruption▸
1 January 1949Villarrica, Chile · VEI 3 · 54 deathseruption▸
26 May 1949Purace, Colombia · VEI 2 · 17 deathseruption▸
June 1949Camiguin, Philippines · VEI 3 · 2 deathseruption▸
28 August 1950Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 1 · 6 deathseruption▸
15 September 1950Camiguin, Philippines · VEI 3 · 68 deathseruption▸
23 September 1950Asamayama, Japan · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
1951Kavachi, Solomon Is. · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
21 January 1951Lamington, Papua New Guinea · VEI 4 · 2 942 deathseruption▸
3 August 1951Cosiguina, Nicaragua · tsunamieruption▸
31 August 1951Kelud, Indonesia · VEI 4 · 7 deathseruption▸
5 November 1951Hakoneyama, Japan · 2 deathseruption▸
4 December 1951Camiguin, Philippines · VEI 3 · 500 deathseruption▸
1952Ambalatungan Group, Philippines · VEI 1 · 12 deathseruption▸
27 March 1952Hakoneyama, Japan · 1 deatheruption▸
16 September 1952Myojinsho, Japan · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
17 September 1952Myojinsho, Japan · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
23 September 1952Myojinsho, Japan · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
24 September 1952Myojinsho, Japan · VEI 2 · 31 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
26 September 1952Myojinsho, Japan · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
11 March 1953Myojinsho, Japan · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
25 March 1953Myojinsho, Japan · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
27 April 1953Asosan, Japan · VEI 2 · 6 deathseruption▸
June 1953Sirung, Indonesia · VEI 0 · 5 deathseruption▸
27 June 1953St. Andrew Strait, Papua New Guinea · VEI 0 · tsunamieruption▸
26 July 1953Hakoneyama, Japan · 10 deathseruption▸
5 October 1953Izu-Oshima, Japan · VEI 1 · 1 deatheruption▸
24 December 1953Ruapehu, New Zealand · 151 deathseruption▸
1954Camiguin, Philippines · 2 deathseruption▸
18 January 1954Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 64 deathseruption▸
February 1954Stromboli, Italy · tsunamieruption▸
21 July 1954Midagahara, Japan · 1 deatheruption▸
3 August 1954Bam, Papua New Guinea · VEI 2 · 25 deathseruption▸
26 July 1955Carran-Los Venados, Chile · VEI 4 · 2 deathseruption▸
13 October 1955Aira, Japan · VEI 3eruption▸
30 March 1956Bezymianny, Russia · VEI 5 · tsunamieruption▸
11 March 1957Vsevidof, United States · VEI 2eruption▸
July 1957Unzendake, Japan · 13 deathseruption▸
October 1957Asosan, Japan · VEI 2 · 12 deathseruption▸
13 October 1957Izu-Oshima, Japan · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
12 July 1958Mahawu, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
21 July 1958Taisetsuzan, Japan · 2 deathseruption▸
7 October 1958Kuwae, Vanuatu · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
25 May 1960Puyehue-Cordon Caulle, Chile · VEI 3 · tsunamieruption▸
25 January 1961Calbuco, Chile · VEI 3eruption▸
23 April 1961Midagahara, Japan · 1 deatheruption▸
8 May 1961Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 6 deathseruption▸
18 June 1961Taisetsuzan, Japan · 2 deathseruption▸
18 August 1961Asamayama, Japan · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
29 June 1962Tokachidake, Japan · VEI 3 · 5 deathseruption▸
October 1962Merapi, Indonesia · 2 deathseruption▸
31 December 1962Gamalama, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 5 deathseruption▸
17 March 1963Irazu, Costa Rica · VEI 3 · 15 deathseruption▸
18 March 1963Agung, Indonesia · VEI 5 · 1 028 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
5 May 1963Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
16 May 1963Agung, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 120 deathseruption▸
21 May 1963Villarrica, Chile · VEI 2eruption▸
5 September 1963Batur, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 2 deathseruption▸
28 September 1963Fuego, Guatemala · VEI 3 · 7 deathseruption▸
10 December 1963Irazu, Costa Rica · VEI 3 · 40 deathseruption▸
1 January 1964Paluweh, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
3 March 1964Villarrica, Chile · VEI 2 · 25 deathseruption▸
13 December 1964Dieng Volcanic Complex, Indonesia · VEI 1 · 114 deathseruption▸
28 September 1965Taal, Philippines · VEI 4 · 355 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
24 October 1965Kick 'em Jenny, Netherlands · VEI 0 · tsunamieruption▸
13 January 1966Tinakula, Solomon Is. · VEI 3 · tsunamieruption▸
26 April 1966Kelud, Indonesia · VEI 4 · 215 deathseruption▸
12 August 1966Awu, Indonesia · VEI 4 · 39 deathseruption▸
14 August 1966Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania · VEI 4eruption▸
6 November 1966Rincon de la Vieja, Costa Rica · VEI 3eruption▸
8 July 1967Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania · VEI 3eruption▸
31 August 1967Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 3 deathseruption▸
4 November 1967Midagahara, Japan · 2 deathseruption▸
4 December 1967Deception Island, Antarctica · VEI 3 · tsunamieruption▸
21 April 1968Mayon, Philippines · VEI 3 · 6 deathseruption▸
29 July 1968Arenal, Costa Rica · VEI 3 · 80 deathseruption▸
7 January 1969Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 3 deathseruption▸
28 January 1969Iya, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 2 deathseruption▸
21 March 1969Didicas, Philippines · VEI 2 · 3 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
26 August 1969Naruko, Japan · 1 deatheruption▸
2 March 1970Campi Flegrei, Italy · 3 deathseruption▸
5 May 1970Hekla, Iceland · VEI 3eruption▸
12 August 1971Cerro Hudson, Chile · VEI 3 · 3 deathseruption▸
6 September 1971Tinakula, Solomon Is. · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
14 September 1971Fuego, Guatemala · VEI 3 · 10 deathseruption▸
28 October 1971La Palma, Spain · VEI 2eruption▸
29 October 1971Villarrica, Chile · VEI 2 · 15 deathseruption▸
27 December 1971Kusatsu-Shiranesan, Japan · 6 deathseruption▸
August 1972Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion · VEI 2 · 3 deathseruption▸
2 October 1972Hakoneyama, Japan · 2 deathseruption▸
9 October 1972Ritter Island, Papua New Guinea · VEI 1 · tsunamieruption▸
January 1973Paluweh, Indonesia · VEI 3eruption▸
27 January 1973Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
5 April 1973Cerro Hudson, Chile · 2 deathseruption▸
December 1973Iliwerung, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 2 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
11 February 1974Karangetang, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 4 deathseruption▸
17 June 1974Aira, Japan · VEI 3 · 3 deathseruption▸
28 July 1974Niigata-Yakeyama, Japan · VEI 2 · 3 deathseruption▸
9 August 1974Aira, Japan · VEI 3 · 5 deathseruption▸
10 October 1974Fuego, Guatemala · VEI 4eruption▸
17 October 1974Ritter Island, Papua New Guinea · VEI 1 · tsunamieruption▸
22 October 1974Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 9 deathseruption▸
January 1975Marapi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 80 deathseruption▸
17 June 1975Arenal, Costa Rica · VEI 3 · 2 deathseruption▸
29 November 1975Kilauea, United States · VEI 0 · 2 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
3 August 1976Kusatsu-Shiranesan, Japan · 3 deathseruption▸
12 August 1976Sangay, Ecuador · VEI 3 · 2 deathseruption▸
31 August 1976Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 119 deathseruption▸
15 September 1976Karangetang, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
25 November 1976Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 29 deathseruption▸
10 January 1977Nyiragongo, Congo, DRC · VEI 1eruption▸
5 April 1977Karthala, Comoros · VEI 1 · 1 deatheruption▸
27 April 1977Krafla, Iceland · VEI 1eruption▸
2 August 1977Klyuchevskoy, Russia · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
7 August 1977Toya, Japan · VEI 3 · 3 deathseruption▸
1978Tangkuban Parahu, Indonesia · 3 deathseruption▸
1978Dieng Volcanic Complex, Indonesia · 3 deathseruption▸
29 July 1978Bulusan, Philippines · VEI 2eruption▸
2 September 1978Santa Maria, Guatemala · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
19 September 1978Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 12 deathseruption▸
24 October 1978Toya, Japan · VEI 3 · 3 deathseruption▸
20 February 1979Dieng Volcanic Complex, Indonesia · VEI 1 · 149 deathseruption▸
8 March 1979Karkar, Papua New Guinea · VEI 2 · 2 deathseruption▸
13 April 1979Soufriere St. Vincent, St. Vincent & the Grenadines · VEI 3 · 2 deathseruption▸
30 April 1979Marapi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 80 deathseruption▸
18 July 1979Iliwerung, Indonesia · 1 239 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
6 September 1979Asosan, Japan · VEI 2 · 3 deathseruption▸
12 September 1979Etna, Italy · VEI 3 · 9 deathseruption▸
18 May 1980St. Helens, United States · VEI 5 · 61 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
17 August 1980Hekla, Iceland · VEI 3eruption▸
25 December 1980Hood, United States · 1 deatheruption▸
1981Vilyuchinsky, Russiaeruption▸
17 March 1981Etna, Italy · VEI 2eruption▸
29 March 1981Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
27 April 1981Alaid, Russia · VEI 2eruption▸
14 May 1981Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 372 deathseruption▸
30 June 1981Mayon, Philippines · 200 deathseruption▸
5 September 1981Paluweh, Indonesia · VEI 2eruption▸
20 October 1981Krakatau, Indonesia · VEI 1 · tsunamieruption▸
29 March 1982El Chichon, Mexico · VEI 5 · 1 879 deathseruption▸
4 April 1982El Chichon, Mexico · VEI 5 · 33 deathseruption▸
17 May 1982Galunggung, Indonesia · VEI 4 · 68 deathseruption▸
27 May 1982El Chichon, Mexico · VEI 5 · 1 deatheruption▸
8 March 1983Klyuchevskoy, Russia · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
23 July 1983Colo, Indonesia · VEI 4eruption▸
17 August 1983Iliwerung, Indonesia · VEI 1 · tsunamieruption▸
3 October 1983Miyakejima, Japan · VEI 3eruption▸
13 June 1984Sumisujima, Japan · tsunamieruption▸
15 August 1984Oku Volcanic Field, Cameroon · 37 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
9 September 1984Mayon, Philippines · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
14 September 1984Ontakesan, Japan · 29 deathseruption▸
16 October 1984Etna, Italy · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
10 May 1985Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 70 deathseruption▸
13 November 1985Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia · VEI 3 · 23 080 deathseruption▸
19 December 1985Etna, Italy · VEI 1 · 1 deatheruption▸
8 May 1986Akita-Yakeyama, Japan · 1 deatheruption▸
24 July 1986Stromboli, Italy · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
21 August 1986Oku Volcanic Field, Cameroon · VEI 3 · 1 700 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
15 November 1986Izu-Oshima, Japan · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
31 December 1986Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
25 January 1987Pacaya, Guatemala · VEI 3eruption▸
17 April 1987Etna, Italy · VEI 2 · 2 deathseruption▸
1 December 1987Sirung, Indonesia · 125 deathseruption▸
1988Akita-Yakeyama, Japan · 3 deathseruption▸
9 May 1988Banda Api, Pacific Ocean · VEI 3 · 4 deathseruption▸
6 July 1988Arenal, Costa Rica · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
30 July 1988Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
25 December 1988Lonquimay, Chile · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
12 February 1989Asosan, Japan · 1 deatheruption▸
26 August 1989Kirishimayama, Japan · 2 deathseruption▸
2 February 1990Sheveluch, Russia · VEI 3eruption▸
10 February 1990Kelud, Indonesia · VEI 4 · 35 deathseruption▸
26 March 1990Asosan, Japan · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
18 April 1990Asosan, Japan · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
29 May 1990Coropuna, Peru · VEI 3eruption▸
24 June 1990Rabaul, Papua New Guinea · 6 deathseruption▸
19 July 1990Santa Maria, Guatemala · VEI 3 · 4 deathseruption▸
19 October 1990Asosan, Japan · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
21 November 1990Nyiragongo, Congo, DRC · 1 deatheruption▸
25 November 1990Kelud, Indonesia · 4 deathseruption▸
June 1991Mutnovsky, Russia · 1 deatheruption▸
3 June 1991Unzendake, Japan · VEI 1 · 43 deathseruption▸
15 June 1991Pinatubo, Philippines · VEI 6 · 800 deathseruption▸
3 July 1991Karthala, Comoros · VEI 2eruption▸
8 August 1991Cerro Hudson, Chile · VEI 5eruption▸
24 October 1991Lokon-Empung, Indonesia · VEI 1 · 1 deatheruption▸
14 December 1991Etna, Italy · VEI 2eruption▸
1992Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 3 deathseruption▸
21 January 1992Karangetang, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 2 deathseruption▸
18 March 1992Dieng Volcanic Complex, Indonesia · 1 deatheruption▸
10 April 1992Cerro Negro, Nicaragua · VEI 3 · 11 deathseruption▸
11 May 1992Karangetang, Indonesia · VEI 1 · 6 deathseruption▸
5 July 1992Marapi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
12 July 1992Pinatubo, Philippines · VEI 1 · 6 deathseruption▸
17 September 1992Spurr, United States · VEI 4 · 1 deatheruption▸
14 January 1993Galeras, Colombia · VEI 2 · 9 deathseruption▸
21 January 1993Wurlali, Indonesia · 1 deatheruption▸
2 February 1993Mayon, Philippines · VEI 2 · 75 deathseruption▸
12 March 1993Guagua Pichincha, Ecuador · VEI 1 · 2 deathseruption▸
19 April 1993Kilauea, United States · 1 deatheruption▸
13 June 1993Krakatau, Indonesia · VEI 1 · 1 deatheruption▸
23 June 1993Unzendake, Japan · VEI 1 · 1 deatheruption▸
26 June 1993Pinatubo, Philippines · VEI 1 · 4 deathseruption▸
4 October 1993Pinatubo, Philippines · 14 deathseruption▸
15 January 1994Yasur, Vanuatu · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
3 February 1994Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 6 deathseruption▸
29 May 1994Asosan, Japan · VEI 1 · 1 deatheruption▸
6 June 1994Nevado del Huila, Colombia · 650 deathseruption▸
8 July 1994Kilauea, United States · VEI 3 · tsunamieruption▸
18 September 1994Rabaul, Papua New Guinea · tsunamieruption▸
19 September 1994Rabaul, Papua New Guinea · VEI 3 · 5 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
3 November 1994Rinjani, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 31 deathseruption▸
22 November 1994Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 66 deathseruption▸
4 February 1995Yasur, Vanuatu · VEI 3 · 2 deathseruption▸
11 February 1995Yakedake, Japan · VEI 1 · 4 deathseruption▸
2 April 1995Fogo, Cape Verde · VEI 2eruption▸
7 April 1995Pacaya, Guatemala · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
15 May 1995Kelimutu, Indonesia · 1 deatheruption▸
6 September 1995Melebingoy, Philippines · 60 deathseruption▸
2 January 1996Karymsky, Russia · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
30 April 1996Popocatepetl, Mexico · VEI 3 · 5 deathseruption▸
10 August 1996Kanlaon, Philippines · VEI 2 · 3 deathseruption▸
4 September 1996Sumisujima, Japan · tsunamieruption▸
27 September 1996Maderas, Nicaragua · 6 deathseruption▸
30 September 1996Grimsvotn, Iceland · VEI 3eruption▸
3 December 1996Manam, Papua New Guinea · VEI 3 · 13 deathseruption▸
14 January 1997Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 6 deathseruption▸
17 April 1997Karangetang, Indonesia · VEI 1 · 3 deathseruption▸
25 June 1997Soufriere Hills, Montserrat · VEI 3 · 22 deathseruption▸
12 July 1997Hakkodasan, Japan · 3 deathseruption▸
1 August 1997Soufriere Hills, Montserrat · VEI 3 · 2 deathseruption▸
2 September 1997Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 2 deathseruption▸
15 September 1997Adatarayama, Japan · 4 deathseruption▸
23 November 1997Asosan, Japan · 2 deathseruption▸
26 December 1997Soufriere Hills, Montserrat · tsunamieruption▸
28 April 1998Kilauea, United Stateseruption▸
July 1998Kelud, Indonesia · 10 deathseruption▸
30 October 1998San Cristobal, Nicaragua · 1 620 deathseruption▸
20 January 1999Soufriere Hills, Montserrat · VEI 3 · tsunamieruption▸
21 May 1999Fuego, Guatemala · VEI 2eruption▸
15 August 1999Sheveluch, Russia · VEI 4eruption▸
5 October 1999Guagua Pichincha, Ecuador · VEI 3 · 2 deathseruption▸
16 October 1999Tungurahua, Ecuador · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
27 June 2000Miyakejima, Japan · VEI 3 · 1 death · tsunamieruption▸
27 July 2000Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 2 deathseruption▸
23 August 2000Arenal, Costa Rica · VEI 3 · 2 deathseruption▸
13 October 2000Altar, Ecuador · 13 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
November 2000Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
3 November 2000Kilauea, United States · VEI 3 · 2 deathseruption▸
14 May 2001Etna, Italy · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
26 July 2001Etna, Italy · VEI 2eruption▸
5 August 2001Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 2 deathseruption▸
20 October 2001Stromboli, Italy · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
2002Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 3 deathseruption▸
3 January 2002Karangetang, Indonesia · VEI 3eruption▸
17 January 2002Nyiragongo, Congo, DRC · VEI 1 · 100 deathseruption▸
28 October 2002Etna, Italy · VEI 3eruption▸
3 November 2002Reventador, Ecuador · VEI 4eruption▸
30 December 2002Stromboli, Italy · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
12 July 2003Soufriere Hills, Montserrat · VEI 3 · tsunamieruption▸
29 January 2004Egon, Indonesia · VEI 1 · 1 deatheruption▸
8 June 2004Tengger Caldera, Indonesia · VEI 2eruption▸
24 October 2004Manam, Papua New Guinea · VEI 4 · 5 deathseruption▸
27 January 2005Manam, Papua New Guinea · VEI 4 · 1 deatheruption▸
1 October 2005Santa Ana, El Salvador · VEI 3 · 2 deathseruption▸
25 November 2005Karthala, Comoros · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
1 January 2006Sumisujima, Japan · tsunamieruption▸
17 March 2006Raoul Island, New Zealand · VEI 1 · 1 deatheruption▸
20 May 2006Soufriere Hills, Montserrat · VEI 3 · tsunamieruption▸
7 June 2006Bulusan, Philippines · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
14 June 2006Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 1 · 2 deathseruption▸
18 July 2006Tungurahua, Ecuador · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
17 August 2006Tungurahua, Ecuador · VEI 3 · 6 deathseruption▸
30 November 2006Mayon, Philippines · VEI 1 · 1 266 deathseruption▸
March 2007Manam, Papua New Guinea · VEI 4 · 4 deathseruption▸
18 April 2007Nevado del Huila, Colombia · VEI 3eruption▸
19 May 2007Ritter Island, Papua New Guinea · VEI 1 · tsunamieruption▸
7 July 2007Salak, Indonesia · 6 deathseruption▸
30 September 2007Jebel at Tair, Yemen · VEI 3 · 7 deathseruption▸
2 May 2008Chaiten, Chile · VEI 4 · 1 deatheruption▸
8 August 2008Kasatochi, United States · VEI 4 · tsunamieruption▸
22 August 2008Tungurahua, Ecuador · VEI 3 · 2 deathseruption▸
20 November 2008Nevado del Huila, Colombia · VEI 3 · 10 deathseruption▸
23 March 2009Redoubt, United States · VEI 3eruption▸
30 November 2009Kilauea, United Stateseruption▸
January 2010Tungurahua, Ecuador · VEI 3eruption▸
31 March 2010Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland · VEI 2 · 2 deathseruption▸
27 May 2010Pacaya, Guatemala · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
29 May 2010Zealandia Bank, United States · tsunamieruption▸
6 August 2010Karangetang, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 4 deathseruption▸
30 August 2010Sinabung, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 2 deathseruption▸
26 October 2010Merapi, Indonesia · VEI 4 · 367 deathseruption▸
November 2010Tungurahua, Ecuador · VEI 3eruption▸
28 December 2010Tengger Caldera, Indonesia · VEI 3eruption▸
3 January 2011Merapi, Indonesia · 1 deatheruption▸
28 January 2011Kirishimayama, Japan · VEI 3eruption▸
23 February 2011Bulusan, Philippines · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
18 March 2011Karangetang, Indonesia · VEI 2eruption▸
April 2011Tungurahua, Ecuador · VEI 3eruption▸
4 June 2011Puyehue-Cordon Caulle, Chile · VEI 4eruption▸
22 June 2011Nabro, Eritrea · VEI 4 · 31 deathseruption▸
9 July 2011Katla, Icelanderuption▸
17 July 2011Lokon-Empung, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
27 December 2011Gamalama, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 4 deathseruption▸
10 February 2012Kilauea, United Stateseruption▸
2 March 2012Kilauea, United Stateseruption▸
12 December 2012Tolbachik, Russia · VEI 3eruption▸
February 2013Paluweh, Indonesia · VEI 3eruption▸
12 February 2013Merapi, Indonesia · 1 deatheruption▸
7 May 2013Mayon, Philippines · VEI 1 · 5 deathseruption▸
10 August 2013Paluweh, Indonesia · VEI 3 · 5 deathseruption▸
1 September 2013Ubinas, Peru · VEI 2eruption▸
4 September 2013Aira, Japaneruption▸
15 September 2013Sinabung, Indonesia · VEI 2eruption▸
13 December 2013Okataina, New Zealand · 1 deatheruption▸
1 February 2014Sinabung, Indonesia · 17 deathseruption▸
13 February 2014Kelud, Indonesia · VEI 4 · 7 deathseruption▸
27 September 2014Ontakesan, Japan · VEI 3 · 55 deathseruption▸
10 November 2014Kilauea, United Stateseruption▸
23 November 2014Fogo, Cape Verde · VEI 2eruption▸
18 December 2014Gamalama, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
20 February 2015Sinabung, Indonesia · VEI 3eruption▸
22 April 2015Calbuco, Chile · VEI 4eruption▸
2 May 2015Sumisujima, Japan · tsunamieruption▸
7 May 2015Karangetang, Indonesia · VEI 2eruption▸
31 July 2015Manam, Papua New Guinea · VEI 4eruption▸
October 2015Okataina, New Zealand · 1 deatheruption▸
16 October 2015Sinabung, Indonesia · 1 deatheruption▸
9 May 2016Sinabung, Indonesia · 1 deatheruption▸
21 May 2016Sinabung, Indonesia · 7 deathseruption▸
9 June 2016Yellowstone, United States · 1 deatheruption▸
27 September 2016Rinjani, Indonesia · VEI 2eruption▸
8 October 2016Asosan, Japan · VEI 3eruption▸
15 March 2017Etna, Italyeruption▸
13 April 2017Sinabung, Indonesia · VEI 3eruption▸
6 June 2017Fuego, Guatemala · VEI 2eruption▸
1 July 2017Dieng Volcanic Complex, Indonesia · VEI 1 · 8 deathseruption▸
12 September 2017Campi Flegrei, Italy · 3 deathseruption▸
23 September 2017Ambae, Vanuatu · VEI 3eruption▸
18 December 2017Merapi, Indonesia · 8 deathseruption▸
27 December 2017Sinabung, Indonesiaeruption▸
5 January 2018Kadovar, Papua New Guinea · VEI 2eruption▸
13 January 2018Mayon, Philippines · VEI 3eruption▸
23 January 2018Kusatsu-Shiranesan, Japan · VEI 1 · 1 deatheruption▸
1 February 2018Kilauea, United States · VEI 1 · 1 deatheruption▸
9 February 2018Kadovar, Papua New Guinea · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
21 March 2018Ijen, Indonesiaeruption▸
30 March 2018Ambae, Vanuatu · VEI 3 · 4 deathseruption▸
28 April 2018Kilauea, United States · VEI 1 · tsunamieruption▸
6 May 2018Sumisujima, Japan · tsunamieruption▸
3 June 2018Fuego, Guatemala · VEI 2 · 201 deathseruption▸
16 July 2018Kilauea, United Stateseruption▸
25 August 2018Manam, Papua New Guinea · VEI 4eruption▸
15 December 2018Ambrym, Vanuatu · VEI 2eruption▸
22 December 2018Krakatau, Indonesia · VEI 4 · 437 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
26 December 2018Etna, Italy · VEI 2eruption▸
7 January 2019Manam, Papua New Guinea · VEI 4eruption▸
2 May 2019Irazu, Costa Rica · tsunamieruption▸
7 May 2019Sinabung, Indonesia · VEI 4eruption▸
26 June 2019Ulawun, Papua New Guinea · VEI 4eruption▸
28 June 2019Manam, Papua New Guinea · VEI 4eruption▸
3 July 2019Stromboli, Italy · VEI 2 · 1 death · tsunamieruption▸
28 August 2019Stromboli, Italy · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
9 December 2019Whakaari/White Island, New Zealand · VEI 2 · 22 deathseruption▸
12 January 2020Taal, Philippines · VEI 4 · 39 deathseruption▸
29 May 2020Ijen, Indonesia · 1 death · tsunamieruption▸
March 2021Pacaya, Guatemala · VEI 1eruption▸
5 March 2021Sangay, Ecuador · VEI 2eruption▸
9 April 2021Soufriere St. Vincent, St. Vincent & the Grenadines · VEI 4 · tsunamieruption▸
19 May 2021Stromboli, Italy · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
22 May 2021Nyiragongo, Congo, DRC · VEI 2 · 32 deathseruption▸
19 September 2021La Palma, Spain · VEI 3 · 1 deatheruption▸
4 December 2021Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 4 · 45 deathseruption▸
15 January 2022Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, Tonga · VEI 5 · 6 deaths · tsunamieruption▸
22 June 2022Popocatepetl, Mexico · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
9 October 2022Stromboli, Italy · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
4 December 2022Stromboli, Italy · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
4 December 2022Semeru, Indonesia · VEI 4eruption▸
31 January 2023East Epi, Vanuatu · VEI 1 · tsunamieruption▸
7 July 2023Bagana, Papua New Guinea · VEI 2eruption▸
8 October 2023Sofugan, Japan · tsunamieruption▸
3 December 2023Marapi, Indonesia · 23 deathseruption▸
18 December 2023Reykjanes, Iceland · 1 deatheruption▸
16 April 2024Ruang, Indonesiaeruption▸
20 April 2024Ijen, Indonesia · 1 deatheruption▸
11 May 2024Marapi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 67 deathseruption▸
3 June 2024Kanlaon, Philippines · VEI 3eruption▸
4 July 2024Stromboli, Italy · VEI 2 · tsunamieruption▸
17 August 2024Sheveluch, Russia · VEI 4 · tsunamieruption▸
3 November 2024Lewotobi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 9 deathseruption▸
9 December 2024Kanlaon, Philippines · VEI 2eruption▸
20 March 2025Lewotobi, Indonesia · VEI 2 · 1 deatheruption▸
29 July 2025Klyuchevskoy, Russia · tsunamieruption▸
23 November 2025Hayli Gubbi, Ethiopiaeruption▸
7 May 2026Dukono, Indonesia · 3 deathseruption▸

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