The Major Volcanic Eruptions
The first graph after the CBS video clip covering the Mont St Helens eruption (Sate of Washinton USA) shows the volcanic eruption index and the table after that summarizes the so far known major volcanic eruptions on earth.
VEI |
Volcano (eruption) |
Year |
0 |
7050 BC? |
|
0 |
1984 |
|
0 |
1986 |
|
0 |
2004 |
|
1 |
1500? |
|
1 |
1983 - present |
|
1 |
2002 |
|
2 |
1865-1866 |
|
2 |
1924 |
|
2 |
1961 |
|
2 |
2000-2001 |
|
2 |
2001 |
|
3 |
9,300 BP |
|
3 |
7,200 BP |
|
3 |
950 AD ± 1000 years |
|
3 |
1913-1944 |
|
3 |
1963-1967 |
|
3 |
1973 |
|
3 |
1985 |
|
3 |
2002-2003 |
|
4 |
1902 |
|
4 |
1943-1952 |
|
4 |
1947 |
|
4 |
1982 |
|
4 |
1992 |
|
4 |
2008 |
|
4 |
||
5 |
12,900 BP? |
|
5 |
1021 + 130/-100 BC |
|
5 |
≈400 BC (2350 BP) |
|
5 |
Mount Vesuvius (Pompeian eruption) |
79 |
5 |
c. 300 |
|
5 |
1739 |
|
5 |
1814 |
|
5 |
1886 |
|
5 |
1918 |
|
5 |
1963 |
|
5 |
||
5 |
1982 |
|
5 |
1991 |
|
5 |
2008 |
|
6 |
30,000 BP |
|
6 |
10,500 BP |
|
6 |
8300 BP |
|
6 |
8000 BP? |
|
6 |
1750 BC |
|
6 |
1660 BC ± 43 years |
|
6 |
8230 BC ± 50 years |
|
6 |
≈1645 BC |
|
6 |
c. 400 BC |
|
6 |
c. AD 100 |
|
6 |
450 ± 30 years |
|
6 |
≈750 (1200 BP) |
|
6 |
934 |
|
6 |
969 ± 20 years |
|
6 |
1452 or 1453 |
|
6 |
1477 |
|
6 |
1600 |
|
6 |
||
6 |
1883 |
|
6 |
1902 |
|
6 |
1912 |
|
6 |
1991 |
|
7 |
50 Ma |
|
7 |
Valles (Lower Bandelier eruption) |
1.47 Ma |
7 |
1.3 Ma |
|
7 |
Valles (Upper Bandelier eruption) |
1.15 Ma |
7 |
Long Valley Caldera (Bishop eruption) |
759,000 BP |
7 |
280,000 BP |
|
7 |
84,000 BP |
|
7 |
41,500 BP |
|
7 |
37,000 BP |
|
7 |
22,000 BP |
|
7 |
≈6400 BC |
|
7 |
≈5700 BC |
|
7 |
≈5300 BC |
|
7 |
1620s BC |
|
7 |
186 |
|
7 |
1815 |
|
8 |
||
8 |
420 Ma |
|
8 |
27 Ma |
|
8 |
2.2 Ma |
|
8 |
2.2 Ma |
|
8 |
640,000 BP |
|
8 |
Whakamaru (Whakamaru Ignimbrite/Mount Curl Tephra) |
254,000 BP |
8 |
69,000-77,000 BP |
|
8 |
26,500 BP |
