Overview
editVEI | Caldera name | Volcanic arc/belt, subregion, or hotspot |
Historical Date | Geological Date in Ma BP | Tephra or eruption name |
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6 | Mount Pinatubo | Luzon Volcanic Arc | 1991-06-15 AD | 0.000033 | |
5 | Mount St. Helens | Cascade Volcanic Arc | 1980-05-18 AD | 0.000034 | |
6 | Novarupta | Aleutian Range | 1912-06-06 AD | 0.000112 | |
6 | Santa María | Central America Volcanic Arc | 1902-10-24 AD | 0.000112 | |
5 | Mount Tarawera | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 1886-06-10 AD | 0.000128 | |
6 | Krakatoa | Sunda Arc | 1883-08-26 AD | 0.000131 | |
? | Krakatoa* | Sunda Arc | 416 AD or 535 AD | 0.001596 0.001475 |
*Unconfirmed, has been implicated in the 416 or 535 ice core event.[1] |
5 | Cosigüina | Central America Volcanic Arc | 1835-01-20 AD | 0.000179 | |
7 | Mount Tambora | Lesser Sunda Islands | 1815-04-10 AD | 0.000199 | |
6? | Source unknown | Source unknown | 1809 AD | 0.000205 | Undocumented 1809 eruption[2] |
6 | Grímsvötn | Iceland | 1783-85 AD | 0.000231 | Skaftáreldar at Laki |
6 | Long Island (Papua New Guinea)[citation needed] | Bismarck Volcanic Arc | 1660 AD | 0.000354 | |
6 | Kolumbo, Santorini | South Aegean Volcanic Arc | 1650-09-27 | 0.000364 | |
6 | Huaynaputina | Andes, Central Volcanic Zone | 1600-02-19 AD | 0.000414 | |
6 | Billy Mitchell | Bougainville & Solomon Is. | 1580 AD | 0.000434 | |
6 | Bárðarbunga | Iceland | 1477 AD | 0.000541 | |
6 | Kuwae | Vanuatu | 1452-53 AD | 0.000562 | |
6 | Quilotoa | Andes, Northern Volcanic Zone | 1280 AD | 0.000734 | |
7* | Mt.Rinjani* | 13th century Rinjani eruption* | 1258 | 0.000756 | *Unconfirmed,has been implicated in the 1258 ice core event[3] |
7 | / Baekdu Mountain | Balhae (China – North Korea border) | 969 AD | 0.001045 | Tianchi eruption |
6 | Katla | Iceland | 934-940 AD | 0.000948 | Eldgjá eruption |
6 | Ceboruco | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 930 AD | 0.001084 | |
6 | Dakataua | Bismarck Volcanic Arc | 800 AD | 0.001214 | |
6 | Pago | Bismarck Volcanic Arc | 710 AD | 0.001304 | |
6 | Mount Churchill | eastern Alaska, USA | 700 AD | 0.001314 | |
6 | Rabaul caldera | Bismarck Volcanic Arc | 540 AD | 0.001464 | |
6 | Lake Ilopango | Central America Volcanic Arc | 450 AD | 0.001974 | |
6 | Ksudach | Kamchatka Peninsula | 240 AD | 0.001754 | |
7 | Taupo Volcano | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 230 AD | 0.001794 | Hatepe eruption |
5 | Mount Vesuvius | Campanian volcanic arc | 79 AD | 0.001923 | Pompeii eruption |
6 | Mount Churchill | eastern Alaska, USA | 60 AD | 0.001954 | |
6 | Ambrym | Vanuatu | 50 AD | 0.001964 | |
6 | Apoyeque | Central America Volcanic Arc | 50 BC | 0.002064 | |
6 | Mount Okmok | Aleutian Islands | 100 BC | 0.002114 | |
6 | Raoul Island | Kermadec Islands | 250 BC | 0.002264 | |
5 | Mount Meager | Garibaldi Volcanic Belt | 400 BC | 0.002414 | Bridge River Ash |
5 | Mount Tongariro | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 550 BC | 0.002564 | |
6 | Mount Pinatubo | Luzon Volcanic Arc | 1050 BC | 0.003064 | |
5 | Avachinsky | Kamchatka Peninsula | 1350 BC | 0.003364 | tephra layer IIAV3 |
6 | Pago | Bismarck Volcanic Arc | 1370 BC | 0.003384 | |
6 | Taupo Volcano | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 1460 BC | 0.003474 | |
5 | Avachinsky | Kamchatka Peninsula | 1500 BC | 0.003514 | |
6 | Youngest Caldera, Santorini | South Aegean Volcanic Arc | 1610 BC | 0.003624 | Minoan eruption |
6 | Mount Aniakchak | Aleutian Range | 1645 BC | 0.003659 | |
6 | Mount Veniaminof | Aleutian Range | 1750 BC | 0.003764 | |
6 | Mount St. Helens | Cascade Volcanic Arc | 1860 BC | 0.003874 | |
6 | Mount Hudson | Andes, Southern Volcanic Zone | 1890 BC | 0.003904 | |
6 | Black Peak | Aleutian Range | 1900 BC | 0.003914 | |
6 | Long Island (Papua New Guinea) | Bismarck Volcanic Arc | 2040 BC | 0.004054 | |
6 | Mount Vesuvius | Campanian volcanic arc | 2420 BC | 0.004434 | Avellino eruption |
5 | Avachinsky | Kamchatka Peninsula | 3200 BC | 0.005214 | tephra layer IAv20; AV3 |
6 | Mount Pinatubo | Luzon Volcanic Arc | 3550 BC | 0.005564 | |
6 | Taal Volcano | Luzon Volcanic Arc | 3580 BC | 0.005594 | |
5 | Haroharo Caldera | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 3580 BC | 0.005594 | |
6 | Pago | Bismarck Volcanic Arc | 4000 BC | 0.00614 | |
6 | Masaya Volcano | Central America Volcanic Arc | 4050 BC | 0.006064 | |
5 | Avachinsky | Kamchatka Peninsula | 4340 BC | 0.006354 | tephra layer IAv12; AV4 |
7 | Kikai Caldera | Ryukyu Islands | 4350 BC | 0.006364 | Akahoya eruption |
6 | Macauley Island | Kermadec Islands | 4360 BC | 0.006374 | |
6 | Mount Hudson | Andes, Southern Volcanic Zone | 4750 BC | 0.006764 | |
6 | Mount Aniakchak | Aleutian Range | 5250 BC | 0.007264 | |
6 | Lake Mashū | Japan | 5550 BC | 0.007564 | |
6 | Tao-Rusyr Caldera | Kuril Islands | 5550 BC | 0.007564 | |
5 | Mayor Island/Tuhua | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 5560 BC | 0.007574 | |
7 | Crater Lake (as Mount Mazama) |
Cascade Volcanic Arc | 5677 BC | 0.007691 | |
6 | Khangar | Kamchatka Peninsula | 5700 BC | 0.007714 | |
6 | Crater Lake | Cascade Volcanic Arc | 5900 BC | 0.007914 | |
5 | Avachinsky | Kamchatka Peninsula | 5980 BC | 0.007984 | tephra layer IAv1 |
6 | Menengai | East African Rift | 6050 BC | 0.008064 | |
5 | Haroharo Caldera | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 6060 BC | 0.008074 | |
6 | Sakurajima | Japan | 6200 BC | 0.008214 | |
7 | Kurile Lake | Kamchatka Peninsula | 6440 BC | 0.008454 | Ilinsky eruption |
6 | Karymsky (volcano) | Kamchatka Peninsula | 6600 BC | 0.008615 | |
6 | Mount Vesuvius | Campanian volcanic arc | 6940 BC | 0.008954 | Mercato eruption |
6 | Fisher Caldera | Aleutian Islands | 7420 BC | 0.009435 | |
6 | Mount Pinatubo | Luzon Volcanic Arc | 7460 BC | 0.009474 | |
6 | Lvinaya Past | Kuril Islands | 7480 BC | 0.009480 | |
5 | Rotoma Caldera | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 7560 BC | 0.009560 | |
5 | Taupo Volcano | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 8130 BC | 0.010130 | |
6 | Grímsvötn | Iceland | 8230 BC | 0.01023 | |
6 | Ulleungdo | South Korea | 8750 BC | 0.01075 | |
5 | Mount Tongariro | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 9450 BC | 0.01145 | |
5 | Taupo Volcano | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 9460 BC | 0.01146 | |
5 | Mount Tongariro | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 9650 BC | 0.011660 | |
6 | Nevado de Toluca | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 0.0105 Ma | Upper Toluca Pumice | |
6 | Laacher See | Eifel hotspot | 0.0129 Ma | ||
5 | Mount Vesuvius | Campanian volcanic arc | 0.016 Ma | Green Pumice | |
6 | Emmons Lake caldera | Aleutian Range | 0.017 Ma | ||
6 | Mount Vesuvius | Campanian volcanic arc | 0.018.3 Ma | Basal Pumice | |
? | Cape Riva Caldera, Santorini | South Aegean Volcanic Arc | 0.021 Ma | ||
7 | Aira Caldera | Japan | 0.022 Ma | ||
8 | Taupo Volcano | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 0.0245 Ma | Oruanui eruption | |
? | Laguna Caldera | Luzon Volcanic Arc | 0.027-29 Ma | ||
? | Menengai | East African Rift | 0.029 Ma | ||
6 | Morne Diablotins | Lesser Antilles island arc | 0.030 Ma | Grand Savanne Ignimbrite | |
7 | Campi Flegrei | Campanian volcanic arc | 0.037 Ma | Campanian Ignimbrite | |
5 | Campi Flegrei | Campanian volcanic arc | 0.03928 Ma | Campanian Tuff | |
5 | Galeras | Andes, Northern Volcanic Zone | 0.040 Ma | ||
7 | Kurile Lake | Kamchatka Peninsula | 0.0415 Ma | Golygin eruption | |
7 | Okataina Volcanic Complex | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 0.050 Ma | Rotoiti Ignimbrite | |
7 | Maninjau Caldera | Sunda Arc | 0.052 Ma | ||
? | Skaros Caldera, Santorini | South Aegean Volcanic Arc | 0.070 Ma | ||
8 | Lake Toba Caldera | Sunda Arc | 0.073 Ma | Youngest Toba Tuff | |
7 | Lago de Atitlán | Central America Volcanic Arc | 0.084 Ma | Los Chocoyos eruption | |
7 | Mount Aso | Japan | 0.090 Ma | ||
6 | Sierra La Primavera | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 0.095 Ma | Tala Tuff | |
6 | Mount Aso | Japan | 0.120 Ma | ||
? | Yellowstone Caldera | Yellowstone hotspot | 0.070-150 Ma | magmatic | |
6 | Mount Aso | Japan | 0.140 Ma | ||
5 | Galeras | Andes, Northern Volcanic Zone | 0.150 Ma | ||
6 | Kos-Nisyros Caldera | South Aegean Volcanic Arc | 0.161 Ma | Kos Plateau Tuff | |
? | Southern Caldera, Santorini | South Aegean Volcanic Arc | 0.18 Ma | ||
7 | Rotorua Caldera | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 0.22 Ma | ||
7 | Maroa Caldera | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 0.23 Ma | ||
7 | Reporoa Caldera | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 0.23 Ma | ||
6 | Emmons Lake caldera | Aleutian Range | 0.233 Ma | ||
8 | Whakamaru Caldera | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 0.254 Ma | Whakamaru Ignimbrite | |
6 | Mount Aso | Japan | 0.270 Ma | ||
7 | Haroharo Caldera | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 0.28 Ma | Matahina Ignimbrite | |
6 | Uzon-Geyzernaya calderas | Kamchatka Peninsula | 0.28 Ma | ||
6 | Roccamonfina Caldera | Campania, Italy | 0.385 Ma | ||
7 | Diamante Caldera | Andes, Southern Volcanic Zone | 0.45 Ma | ||
? | Toba Caldera | Sunda Arc | 0.501 Ma | Middle Toba Tuff | |
6 | Galeras | Andes, Northern Volcanic Zone | 0.56 Ma | ||
8 | Yellowstone Caldera | Yellowstone hotspot | 0.64 Ma | Lava Creek Tuff | |
7 | Long Valley Caldera | eastern California, USA | 0.76 Ma | Bishop Tuff | |
? | Toba Caldera | Sunda Arc | 0.84 Ma | Oldest Toba Tuff | |
7 | Mangakino Caldera | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 0.97 Ma | Rocky Hill Ignimbrite | |
7 | Mangakino Caldera | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 1.01 Ma | Unit E | |
7 | Valles Caldera | New Mexico, USA (Raton hotspot) |
1.15 Ma | Upper Bandelier eruption | |
? | Toba Caldera | Sunda Arc | 1.2 Ma | Haranggoal Dacite Tuff | |
7 | Mangakino Caldera | Taupo Volcanic Zone | 1.23 Ma | Ongatit Ignimbrite | |
7 | Henry's Fork Caldera | Yellowstone hotspot | 1.3 Ma | Mesa Falls Tuff | |
? | Valles Caldera | New Mexico, USA | 1.47 Ma | Lower Bandelier eruption | |
? | Source unknown | Japan | 1.75 Ma | Ebisutoge-Fukuda tephras | |
8 | Island Park Caldera | Yellowstone hotspot | 2.1 Ma | Huckleberry Ridge Tuff | |
8 | Cerro Galán | Andes, Central Volcanic Zone | 2.2 Ma | Cerro Galán Ignimbrite | |
7 | Pastos Grandes Caldera | Andes, Central Volcanic Zone | 2.9 Ma | Pastos Grandes Ignimbrite | |
8 | Pacana Caldera | Andes, Central Volcanic Zone | 4 Ma | Atana Ignimbrite | |
8 | Heise volcanic field | Yellowstone hotspot | 4.45 Ma | Kilgore Tuff | |
? | Heise volcanic field | Yellowstone hotspot | 5.51 Ma | Conant Creek Tuff | |
7 | Cerro Panizos | Andes, Central Volcanic Zone | 6.1 Ma | Panizos Ignimbrite | |
? | Heise volcanic field | Yellowstone hotspot | 6.27 Ma | Walcott Tuff | |
8 | Heise volcanic field | Yellowstone hotspot | 6.62 Ma | Blacktail Tuff | |
7 | Black Mountain Caldera | Southwest Nevada volcanic field | 7 Ma | Thirsty Canyon Tuff | |
7 | Pastos Grandes Caldera | Andes, Central Volcanic Zone | 8.3 Ma | Sifon Ignimbrite | |
? | Twin Falls volcanic field | Yellowstone hotspot | 8.6 to 10 Ma | ||
? | Picabo volcanic field | Yellowstone hotspot | 10.09 and 10.21 Ma | Arbon Valley Tuffs | |
? | Bruneau-Jarbidge volcanic field | Yellowstone hotspot | 10.0 to 12.5 Ma | Ashfall Fossil Beds eruption | |
7 | Timber Mountain caldera complex | Southwest Nevada volcanic field | 11.45 Ma | Timber Mountain Tuff - Ammonia Tanks member | |
8 | Timber Mountain caldera complex | Southwest Nevada volcanic field | 11.6 Ma | Timber Mountain Tuff - Rainer Mesa member | |
8 | Paintbrush Caldera | Southwest Nevada volcanic field | 12.7 Ma | Paintbrush Tuff - Topopah Spring member | |
8 | Paintbrush Caldera | Southwest Nevada volcanic field | 12.8 Ma | Paintbrush Tuff - Tiva Canyon member | |
7 | Silent Canyon caldera complex | Southwest Nevada volcanic field | 13 Ma | Belted Range Tuff | |
7 | Crater Flat Group | Southwest Nevada volcanic field | 13.25 Ma | Crater Flat Tuff, Bullfrog member | |
? | Owyhee-Humboldt volcanic field | Yellowstone hotspot | 12.8 to 13.9 Ma | ||
6 | Campi Flegrei | Campanian volcanic arc | 14.9 Ma | Neapolitan Yellow Tuff | |
8 | Source unknown | Andes, Central Volcanic Zone | 15 Ma | Huaylillas Ignimbrite | |
7 | McDermitt volcanic field, North | Yellowstone hotspot | 15 Ma | Whitehorse Creek Tuff | |
? | Lake Owyhee volcanic field | Yellowstone hotspot? | 15 to 15.5 Ma | ||
7 | McDermitt volcanic field, South | Yellowstone hotspot | 15.6 Ma | Longridge Tuff member 2-3 | |
7 | McDermitt volcanic field, South | Yellowstone hotspot | 15.6 Ma | Longridge Tuff member 5 | |
7 | McDermitt volcanic field, South | Yellowstone hotspot | 15.7 Ma | Double H Tuff | |
7 | McDermitt volcanic field, North | Yellowstone hotspot | 15.8 Ma | Trout Creek Mountains Tuff | |
? | McDermitt volcanic field, South | Yellowstone hotspot | 16 Ma | Hoppin Peaks Tuff | |
7 | McDermitt volcanic field, South | Yellowstone hotspot | 16.548 Ma | Oregon Canyon Tuff | |
? | Northwest Nevada volcanic field | Yellowstone hotspot? | 15.5 to 16.5 Ma | ||
? | Columbia River Basalt Group | Yellowstone hotspot | 17 Ma | ||
? | Source unknown | Andes, Central Volcanic Zone | 19 Ma | Oxaya Ignimbrites | |
7 | Mount Belknap Caldera | Marysvale volcanic field | 19 Ma | Joe Lott member | |
7 | Monroe Peak Caldera | Marysvale volcanic field | 23 Ma | Osiris Tuff | |
7 | Bennett Lake Volcanic Complex | Skukum Group | 50 Ma |
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