List of large volcanic eruptions in the 21st century

This is a list of volcanic eruptions of the 21st century measuring a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of at least 4, as well as notable smaller eruptions. Note that the size of eruptions can be subject to considerable uncertainty.

VEI Volcano (eruption) Country Year Casualties Notes
4 Ulawun[1] Papua New Guinea2000
4 Shiveluch[2] Russia2001
1 Nyiragongo[3]Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo2002147At least 15% of Goma comprising 4,500 buildings was destroyed, leaving about 120,000 people homeless.
4 Ruang[4] Indonesia2002
4 Reventador[5] Ecuador2002
4 Manam[6] Papua New Guinea2004
4 Rabaul[7] Papua New Guinea2006
4 Mount Okmok[8] United States2008
4 Chaiten[9] Chile20081[10]
4 Kasatochi[11] United States2008
4 Sarychev Peak[12] Russia2009
4 Eyjafjallajökull[13] Iceland2010Caused the worst flight disruption over Europe since the Second World War.
4 Mount Merapi[14] Indonesia2010353[15]Over 350,000 people were evacuated from the affected area. Ash plumes caused major disruption to aviation across Java.
4 Grímsvötn Iceland2011
5 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle[16] Chile2011Major flight disruptions across the southern hemisphere, including South America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Ejecting 0.7 cu km, this event was the biggest volcanic eruption of the 21st century to date.
4 Nabro Eritrea201131
3 Etna[17] Italy2013-An eruption on 16 March 2017 injured 10 people, including a BBC News television crew, after magma exploded upon contact with snow.[18][19]
2 Mount Sinabung Indonesia201415Mount Sinabung's eruptions caused many pyroclastic flows, one resulting in the loss of 15 lives.
4 Kelud Indonesia20142[20]
3 Mount Ontake Japan201463A phreatic eruption and pyroclastic flow occurred without warning, killing 63 people. Deadliest eruption in Japan since 1902, first volcano-related deaths in Japan since 1991.
4 Calbuco Chile20150First eruption at Calbuco since 1972. At least 4,000 people evacuated. No casualties reported.[21]
2 Mount Sinabung Indonesia20167Mount Sinabung continued to erupt, with 7 fatalities over two different occasions [22]
3 Volcán de Fuego Guatemala2018-159[23]At least 159 were killed and 256 were missing after the volcano's most powerful eruption since 1974. Ash forced the closure of La Aurora International Airport in the capital Guatemala City.[24][25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ulawun". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sheveluch". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Nyiragongo". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ruang". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Reventador". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  10. ↑ "One dead as Chilean volcano spews ash for third day". Uk.reuters.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  12. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 June 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  13. ↑ Archived 22 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  14. ↑ Archived 22 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  15. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  16. ↑ "Global Volcanism Program - Puyehue-Cordon Caulle". Volcano.si.edu. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  17. ↑ "Etna". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  18. ↑ Balmer, Crispian (16 March 2017). "Volcanic explosion on Mount Etna injures 10 people". Reuters. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  19. ↑ "Mount Etna: BBC crew caught up in volcano blast". BBC News. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  20. ↑ "Mass evacuation in Indonesia as Java volcano erupts". BBC News. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  21. ↑ Pyle, David. "Volcán Calbuco: what do we know so far?". Blogs.egu.eu. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  22. ↑ "Global Volcanism Program - Sinabung". Volcano.si.edu. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  23. ↑ "Guatemala volcano death toll hiked to 159, 256 people still missing". Al Día. Pennsylvania, US: AL DÍA News Media. 30 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 Aug 2018. Retrieved 23 Aug 2018.
  24. ↑ Perez, Sonia. "Death toll rises to 25 in Guatemala volcano eruption". Stuff. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  25. ↑ "Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts killing 25 and injuring hundreds". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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