Overview

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VEI Caldera name Volcanic arc/belt,
subregion, or hotspot
Historical Date Geological Date in Ma BP Tephra or eruption name
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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  2. ^ "Undocumented volcano contributed to extremely cold decade from 1810-1819". Sciencedaily.com. 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  3. ^ "Ice core and palaeoclimatic evidence for the timing and nature of the great mid-13th century volcanic eruption - Oppenheimer - 2003 - International Journal of Climatology - Wiley Online Library". Onlinelibrary.wiley.com. Retrieved 2012-11-18.