List of Quaternary volcanic eruptions

This article is a list of volcanic eruptions of approximately magnitude 6 or more on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) or equivalent sulfur dioxide emission during the Holocene, and Pleistocene eruptions of the Decade Volcanoes (Avachinsky-Koryaksky, Kamchatka; Colima, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt; Mount Etna, Sicily; Galeras, Andes, Northern Volcanic Zone; Mauna Loa, Hawaii; Mount Merapi, Central Java; Mount Nyiragongo, East African Rift; Mount Rainier, Washington; Sakurajima, Kagoshima Prefecture; Santamaria/ Santiaguito, Central America Volcanic Arc; Santorini, Cyclades; Taal Volcano, Luzon Volcanic Arc; Teide, Canary Islands; Ulawun, New Britain; Mount Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture; Mount Vesuvius, Naples); Campania, Italy; South Aegean Volcanic Arc; Laguna de Bay, Luzon Volcanic Arc; Mount Pinatubo, Luzon Volcanic Arc; Toba, Sunda Arc; Mount Meager massif, Garibaldi Volcanic Belt; Yellowstone hotspot, Wyoming; and Taupo Volcanic Zone, greater than VEI 4.

1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens1912 eruption of NovaruptaYellowstone Caldera1902 eruption of Santa María1280 eruption of Quilotoa1600 eruption of Huaynaputina2010 eruptions of EyjafjallajökullYellowstone Caldera1783 eruption of Laki1477 eruption of BárðarbungaVolcanic activity at SantoriniToba catastrophe theoryKuril IslandsKikai Caldera1991 eruption of Mount PinatuboLong Island (Papua New Guinea)1815 eruption of Mount Tambora1883 eruption of Krakatoa2010 eruptions of Mount MerapiBilly Mitchell (volcano)Taupo VolcanoTaupo VolcanoTaupo VolcanoCrater Lake
Clickable imagemap of notable volcanic eruptions. The apparent volume of each bubble is linearly proportional to the volume of tephra ejected, colour-coded by time of eruption as in the legend. Pink lines denote convergent boundaries, blue lines denote divergent boundaries and yellow spots denote hotspots.

The eruptions in the Holocene on the link: Holocene Volcanoes in Kamchatka were not added yet, but they are listed on the Peter L. Ward's supplemental table.[1] Some of the eruptions are not listed on the Global Volcanism Program timetable as well, at least not as VEI 6. The timetables of Global Volcanism Program;[2] Bristlecone pine tree-rings (Pinus longaeva, Pinus aristata, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus edulis, Pseudotsuga menziesii);[3] the 4 ka Yamal Peninsula Siberian larch (Larix sibirica) chronology;[4] the 7 ka Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) chronology from Finnish Lapland;[5][6] GISP2 ice core;[7][8] GRIP ice core;[9] Dye 3 ice core;[9] Bipolar comparison;[10] Antarctic ice core (Bunder and Cole-Dai, 2003);[11] Antarctic ice core (Cole-Dai et al., 1997);[12] Crête ice core, in central Greenland,[13] benthic foraminifera in deep sea sediment cores (Lisiecki, Raymo 2005),[14] do not agree with each other sometimes. The 536–547 AD dust-veil event might be an impact event.[3][15]

Holocene eruptions
See also: Timeline of volcanism on Earth

The Holocene epoch begins 11,700 years BP,[16] (10 000 14C years ago)

Since 2000 AD
Name and area Date VEI Products Notes
Puyehue-Cordón Caulle, Southern Chile20115Largest eruption of the 21st century

1000–2000 AD
1809–10 ice core event
Name and area Date VEI Products Notes
Pinatubo, island of Luzon, Philippines1991, Jun 1566 to 16 km3 (1.4 to 3.8 cu mi) of tephra[2] an estimated 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide were emitted[17]
Mount St. Helens, Washington state, USA1980, May 1851 to 1.1 km3 (0.2 to 0.3 cu mi) of tephra
Novarupta, Alaska Peninsula1912, Jun 6613 to 15 km3 (3.1 to 3.6 cu mi) of lava[18][19][20]
Santa Maria, Guatemala1902, Oct 24620 km3 (4.8 cu mi) of tephra[21]
Mount Tarawera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand1886, Jun 1052 km3 (0.48 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Krakatoa, Indonesia1883, August 26–27621 km3 (5.0 cu mi) of tephra[22]
Mount Tambora, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia1815, Apr 107150 km3 (36 cu mi) of tephra[2] an estimated 10–120 million tons of sulfur dioxide were emitted, produced the "Year Without a Summer"[23]
1808 ice core eventUnknown eruption near equator, magnitude roughly half TamboraEmission of sulfur dioxide around the amount of the 1815 Tambora eruption (ice cores from Antarctica and Greenland).[24]
1808Major eruptions in Urzelina, Azores (Urzelina eruption, fissure vent), Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Kamchatka Peninsula,[25] and Taal Volcano, Philippines.[26]
Note: Thompson Island, northeast of Bouvet Island, South Atlantic Ocean, disappeared in the 19th century, if it ever existed.[27]
Grímsvötn, Northeastern Iceland1783–17846
Laki1783–1784614 cubic kilometres of lavaan estimated 120 million tons of sulfur dioxide were emitted, produced a Volcanic winter, 1783, on the North Hemisphere.[28]
Long Island (Papua New Guinea), northeast of New Guinea1660 ±20630 km3 (7.2 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Kolumbo, Santorini, Greece1650, Sep 27660 km3 (14.4 cu mi) of tephra[29]
Huaynaputina, Peru1600, Feb 19630 km3 (7.2 cu mi) of tephra[30]
Billy Mitchell, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea1580 ±20614 km3 (3.4 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Bárðarbunga, Northeastern Iceland1477610 km3 (2.4 cu mi) of tephra[2]
1452–53 ice core event, New Hebrides arc, Vanuatu.
Location is uncertain, may be Kuwae		36 to 96 km3 (8.6 to 23.0 cu mi) of tephra175–700 million tons of sulfuric acid;[31][32][33] only pyroclastic flows are found at Kuwae
Mount Tarawera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand1310 ±1255 km3 (1.2 cu mi) of tephra (Kaharoa eruption)[2]
Quilotoa, Ecuador1280(?)621 km3 (5.0 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Samalas volcano, Rinjani Volcanic Complex, Lombok Island, Indonesia1257740 km3 (dense-rock equivalent) of tephra1257 Samalas eruption; Arctic and Antarctic ice cores provide compelling evidence to link the ice core sulfate spike of 1258/1259 A.D. to this volcano.[34][35][36]

1 to 1000 AD
Major volcanoes of Mexico
Tianchi eruption, Paektu Mountain, border of North Korea and China946 AD ±3776 to 116 km3 (18.2 to 27.8 cu mi) of tephra[2]Also known as Millennium Eruption of Changbaishan
Eldgjá eruption, Laki system, Iceland934-940 AD4Estimated 18 km3 (4.3 cu mi) of lava[37]Estimated 219 million tons of sulfur dioxide were emitted[38]
Ceboruco, Northwest of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt930 AD ±200611 km3 (2.6 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Dakataua, Northern tip of the Willaumez Peninsula, New Britain, Papua New Guinea800 AD ±506?10 km3 (2.4 cu mi)? of tephra[2]
Pago, East of Kimbe, New Britain, Papua New Guinea: Witori Caldera710 AD ±75630 km3 (7.2 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mount Churchill, eastern Alaska700 AD ±200620 km3 (4.8 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Rabaul, Rabaul Caldera, New Britain540 AD ±100611 km3 (2.6 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Ilopango, El Salvador539 or 540 AD7106.5 km3 (25.5 cu mi) of tephra[39][2]
Ksudach, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia240 AD ±l00620 to 26 km3 (4.8 to 6.2 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Hatepe eruption of Taupo Volcano, New Zealand230 AD ±167120 km3 (29 cu mi) of tephra[40]
Mount Vesuvius, Italy79 AD Oct 24 (?)5?2.8 to 3.8 km3 (0.7 to 0.9 cu mi) of tephra[2][41][42]Pompeii eruption
Mount Churchill, eastern Alaska60 AD ±200625 km3 (6.0 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Ambrym, Vanuatu50 AD ±100660 to 80 km3 (14.4 to 19.2 cu mi) of tephra[2]

Before the Common Era (BC/BCE)
Name and area Date VEI Products Notes
Apoyeque, Nicaragua50 BC ±100618 km3 (4.3 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Okmok, Okmok Caldera, Aleutian Islands100 BC ±50640 to 60 km3 (9.6 to 14.4 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand250 BC ±756more than 10 km3 (2.4 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mount Meager massif, Garibaldi Volcanic Belt, Canada400 BC ±505
Mount Tongariro, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand550 BC ±20051.2 km3 (0.29 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Pinatubo, island of Luzon, Philippines1050 BC ±500610 to 16 km3 (2.4 to 3.8 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Avachinsky, Kamchatka1350 BC (?)5more than 1.2 km3 (0.29 cu mi) of tephratephra layer IIAV3[2]
Pago, east of Kimbe, New Britain, Papua New Guinea: Witori Caldera1370 BC ±100630 km3 (7.2 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Taupo, New Zealand1460 BC ±40617 km3 (4.1 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Avachinsky, Kamchatka1500 BC (?)5more than 3.6 km3 (0.86 cu mi) of tephratephra layer AV1[2]
Santorini (Thera), Greece, Youngest Caldera: Minoan eruption1610 BC ±14 years799 km3 (24 cu mi) of tephra [2]Ended the Minoan settlement at Akrotiri and the Minoan age on Crete
Mount Aniakchak, Alaska Peninsula1645 BC ±106more than 50 km3 (12 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Veniaminof, Alaska Peninsula1750 BC (?)6more than 50 km3 (12 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mount St. Helens, Washington, USA1860 BC (?)615 km3 (3.6 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mount Hudson, Cerro, Southern Chile1890 BC (?)6more than 10 km3 (2.4 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Black Peak, Alaska Peninsula1900 BC ±150610 to 50 km3 (2.4 to 12.0 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Long Island (Papua New Guinea), Northeast of New Guinea2040 BC ± 1006more than 11 km3 (2.6 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mount Vesuvius, Italy2420 BC ±405?3.9 km3 (0.94 cu mi) of tephraAvellino eruption[2][41][42][43]
Avachinsky, Kamchatka3200 BC ±1505more than 1.1 km3 (0.26 cu mi) of tephratephra layer IAv20 AV3[2]
Pinatubo, island of Luzon, Philippines3550 BC (?)610 to 16 km3 (2.4 to 3.8 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Talisay (Taal) caldera (size: 15 x 20 km), island of Luzon, Philippines3580 BC ±200650 km3 (12 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Haroharo Caldera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand3580 BC ±5052.8 km3 (0.67 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Pago, New Britain4000 BC ± 2006?10 km3 (2.4 cu mi)? of tephra[2]
Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua4050 BC (?)6more than 13 km3 (3.1 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Avachinsky, Kamchatka4340 BC ±755more than 1.3 km3 (0.31 cu mi) of tephratephra layer IAv12 AV4[2]
Kikai Caldera (size: 19 km), Ryukyu Islands, Japan: Akahoya eruption4350 BC (?)780 to 220 km3 (19.2 to 52.8 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Macauley Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand4360 BC ±2006100 km3 (24 cu mi)? of tephra[2][44]
Mount Hudson, Cerro, Southern Chile4750 BC (?)618 km3 (4.3 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mount Aniakchak, Alaska Peninsula5250 BC ±1000610 to 50 km3 (2.4 to 12.0 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mashu, Hokkaido, Japan5550 BC ±100619 km3 (4.6 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Tao-Rusyr Caldera, Kuril Islands5550 BC ±75630 to 36 cubic kilometers (7.2 to 8.6 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mayor Island/Tuhua, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand5060 BC ±20051.6 km3 (0.38 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Crater Lake (Mount Mazama), Oregon, USA5677 BC ±1507150 km3 (36 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Khangar, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia5700 BC ± 16614 to 16 km3 (3.4 to 3.8 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Crater Lake (Mount Mazama), Oregon, USA5900 BC ± 5068 to 28 km3 (1.9 to 6.7 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Avachinsky, Kamchatka5980 BC ±1005more than 8 to 10 km3 (1.9 to 2.4 cu mi) of tephratephra layer IAv1[2]
Menengai, East African Rift, Kenya6050 BC (?)670 km3 (17 cu mi)? of tephra[2]
Haroharo Caldera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand6060 BC ±5051.2 km3 (0.29 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Sakurajima, island of Kyūshū, Japan: Aira Caldera6200 BC ±1000612 km3 (2.9 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Kurile Caldera (size: 8 x 14 km), Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia6440 BC ± 25 years7140 to 180 km3 (33.6 to 43.2 cu mi) of tephraIlinsky eruption[2]
Karymsky, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia6600 BC (?)650 to 350 km3 (12.0 to 84.0 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mount Vesuvius, Italy6940 BC ±1005?2.75 to 2.85 km3 (0.7 to 0.7 cu mi) of tephraMercato eruption[2][41][42]
Fisher Caldera, Unimak Island, Aleutian Islands7420 BC ±2006more than 50 km3 (12 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Pinatubo, island of Luzon, Philippines7460 BC ±1506?[2]
Lvinaya Past, Kuril Islands7480 BC ±5067 to 8 km3 (1.7 to 1.9 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Rotoma Caldera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand7560 BC ±185more than 5.6 km3 (1.3 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Taupo Caldera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand8130 BC ±20054.7 km3 (1.1 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Grímsvötn, Northeastern Iceland8230 BC ±506more than 15 km3 (3.6 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Ulleung, Korea8750 BC (?)6more than 10 km3 (2.4 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mount Tongariro, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand9450 BC (?)51.7 km3 (0.41 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Taupo Caldera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand9460 BC ±20051.4 km3 (0.34 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mount Tongariro, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand9650 BC (?)51.6 km3 (0.38 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Nevado de Toluca, State of Mexico, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt10.5 ka614 km3 (3.4 cu mi) of tephraUpper Toluca Pumice[2][45]
GISP2 ice core event[1]11.258 ka

Pleistocene eruptions

2.588 ± 0.005 million years BP, the Quaternary period and Pleistocene epoch begin.

Name and areaDateVEIProductsNotes
GISP2 ice core event[1]12.657 ka
Eifel hotspot, Laacher See, Vulkan Eifel, Germany12.900 ka66 km3 (1.4 cu mi) of tephra.[46][47][48][49]
Mount Vesuvius, Italy16 ka5Green Pumice[41][42]
Mount Vesuvius, Italy18.3 ka6Basal Pumice[41][42]
Santorini (Thera), Greece: Cape Riva Calderaabout 21 ka[2]
Aira Caldera, south of the island of Kyūshū, Japanabout 22 ka7more than 400 km3 (96.0 cu mi) of tephra.[50]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Oruanui eruption, Taupo volcano, New Zealandaround 24.5 ka8Approximately 1,170 km3 (280.7 cu mi) of tephra[51][52][53][54]
Laguna Caldera (size: 10 x 20 km), South-East of Manila, island of Luzon27–29 ka[2]
Campi Flegrei, Naples, Italy39.280 ka ± 0.11[55] 200 cubic kilometres of lavaCampanian Tuff [1]
Galeras, Andes, Northern Volcanic Zone, Colombian department of Nariño40 ka2 km3 (0.5 cu mi) of tephra
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Rotoiti Ignimbrite, North Island, New Zealandabout 50 ka7about 240 km3 (57.6 cu mi) of tephra.[56]
Santorini (Thera), Greece: Skaros Calderaabout 70 ka[2]
Lake Toba (size: 100 x 30 km), Sumatra, Indonesia73 ka ±42,500 to 3,000 km3 (599.8 to 719.7 cu mi) of tephraprobably 6,000 million tons of sulfur dioxide were emitted (Youngest Toba Tuff).[17][57][58][59][60]
Yellowstone hotspot: Yellowstone Calderabetween 70 and 150 ka1,000 km3 (239.9 cu mi) intracaldera rhyolitic lava flows.[2]
Galeras, Andes, Northern Volcanic Zone, Colombian department of Nariño150 ka2 km3 (0.5 cu mi) of tephra
Kos-Nisyros Caldera, Greece161 ka110 km3 (26 cu mi)Kos Plateau Tuff.[1]
Taal Caldera, island of Luzon, Philippinesbetween 500 and 100 ka25–30 km caldera formed by four explosive eruptions
Santorini (Thera), Greece: Southern Calderaabout 180 ka[2]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Rotorua Caldera (size: 22 km wide), New Zealand220 kamore than 340 km3 (81.6 cu mi) of tephra.[1]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Maroa Caldera (size: 16 x 25 km), New Zealand230 ka140 km3 (33.6 cu mi) of tephra.[1]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Reporoa Caldera (size: 10 x 15 km), New Zealand230 ka7around 100 km3 (24.0 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Whakamaru Caldera (size: 30 x 40 km), North Island, New Zealandaround 254 ka81,200 to 2,000 km3 (288 to 480 cu mi) of tephraWhakamaru Ignimbrite/Mount Curl Tephra[61][62]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Matahina Ignimbrite, Haroharo Caldera, North Island, New Zealand280 ka7about 120 km3 (28.8 cu mi) of tephra.[63]
Sabatini volcanic complex, Sabatini, Italy374 kamore than 200 km3 (48 cu mi)Morphi tephra.[1]
Roccamonfina Caldera (size: 65 x 55 km), Roccamonfina, Italy385 ka100 to 125 km3 (24.0 to 30.0 cu mi) of tephra.[1]
Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia501 ka ±5Middle Toba Tuff[59]
Galeras, Andes, Northern Volcanic Zone, Colombian department of Nariño560 ka15 km3 (3.6 cu mi) of tephra
Yellowstone hotspot: Yellowstone Caldera (size: 45 x 85 km)640 ka8more than 1,000 km3 (240 cu mi) of tephraLava Creek Tuff[2]
Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia840 ka ±30Oldest Toba Tuff[59]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Mangakino Caldera, North Island, New Zealand0.97 Mamore than 300 km3 (72.0 cu mi)Rocky Hill Ignimbrite[1]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Mangakino Caldera, North Island, New Zealand1.01 Mamore than 300 km3 (72.0 cu mi)Unit E[1]
Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia1.2 ±0.16 MaHaranggoal Dacite Tuff[59]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Mangakino Caldera, North Island, New Zealand1.23 Mamore than 300 km3 (72.0 cu mi)Ongatit Ignimbrite[1][64]
Yellowstone hotspot: Henry's Fork Caldera (size: 16 km wide)1.3 Ma7280 km3 (67.2 cu mi)Mesa Falls Tuff.[2]
Yellowstone hotspot: Island Park Caldera (size: 100 x 50 km)2.1 Ma82,450 km3 (588 cu mi)Huckleberry Ridge Tuff.[1][2]
Cerro Galán Caldera, Argentina (size: 35 x 20 km)2.2 Ma81,000 km3 (240 cu mi) of dacitic magma. [65] "Cerro Galan Caldera". Retrieved 2018-07-17.</ref>[65]

Notes
Grímsvötn
Laki
Eldgjá
Katla
Bárðarbunga
Torfajökull
Askja
Loki
Eyjafjallajökull
Iceland: volcanoes
Volcanism in Iceland
  • Iceland has four volcanic zones: Reykjanes (Mid-Atlantic Ridge),[66] West and North Volcanic Zones (RVZ, WVZ, NVZ) and the East Volcanic Zone (EVZ). The Mid-Iceland Belt (MIB) connects them across central Iceland. There are two intraplate belts too (Öræfajökull (ÖVB) and Snæfellsnes (SVB)).
    • Iceland's East Volcanic Zone: the central volcanoes of Vonarskard and Hágöngur belong to the same volcanic system; this also applies to Bárðarbunga and Hamarinn, and Grímsvötn and Þórðarhyrna.[67][68][69]
      • Laki is part of a volcanic system, centering on the Grímsvötn volcano (Long NE-SW-trending fissure systems, including Laki, extend from the central volcano).[2]
      • The Eldgjá canyon and the Katla volcano form another volcanic system. Although the Eldgjá canyon and the Laki fissure are very near from each other, lava from the Katla and the Hekla volcanic systems result in transitional alkalic basalts and lava from the central volcanoes result in tholeiitic basalts.
      • The central volcano of Bárðarbunga, the Veidivötn and Trollagigar fissures form one volcanic system, which extend about 100 km SW to near Torfajökull volcano and 50 km NE to near Askja volcano, respectively. The subglacial Loki-Fögrufjöll volcanic system located SW of Bárðarbunga volcano is also part of the Bárðarbunga volcanic system and contains two subglacial ridges extending from the largely subglacial Hamarinn central volcano (15 km southwest of Bárðarbunga); the Loki ridge trends to the NE and the Fögrufjöll ridge to the SW.[2]
  • New Zealand, North Island, Taupo Volcanic Zone:
  • Santorini, South Aegean Volcanic Arc. The southern Aegean is one of the most rapidly deforming regions of the Himalayan-Alpine mountain belt (Alpide belt).[73]
  • The twin volcanoes of Nindirí and Masaya lie within the massive Pleistocene Las Sierras pyroclastic shield volcano.[2]
  • There are two peaks in the Colima volcano complex: Nevado de Colima (4,330 m), which is older and inactive, lies 5 km north of the younger and very active 3,860 m Volcán de Colima (also called Volcán de Fuego de Colima).
  • The largely submarine Kuwae Caldera cuts the flank of the Late Pleistocene or Holocene Tavani Ruru volcano, the submarine volcano Karua lies near the northern rim of Kuwae Caldera.[2]
  • Bismarck volcanic arc, the Rabaul Caldera includes the sub-vent of Tavurvur and the sub-vent of Vulcan.
  • Bismarck volcanic arc, Pago volcano, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, is a young post-caldera cone within the Witori Caldera. The Buru Caldera cuts the SW flank of the Witori volcano.[2]
  • Sakurajima, Kyūshū, Japan, is a volcano of the Aira Caldera.
  • The Mount Unzen volcanic complex, East of Nagasaki, Japan, comprises three large stratovolcanoes with complex structures, Kinugasa on the North, Fugen-dake at the East-center, and Kusenbu on the South.

Nomenclature

Each state/ country seem to have a slightly different approach, but there is an order:

  • Craton, and then Province as sections or regions of a craton.
  • First: volcanic arc, volcanic belt and volcanic zone.
  • Second: volcanic area, caldera cluster and caldera complex.
  • Third: volcanic field, volcanic system and volcanic center.
    • A volcanic field is a localized area of the Earth's crust that is prone to localized volcanic activity.
    • A volcanic group (aka a volcanic complex) is a collection of related volcanoes or volcanic landforms.
  • Neutral: volcanic cluster and volcanic locus.

In the Basin and Range Province the volcanic fields are nested. The McDermit volcanic field, is also named Orevada rift volcanic field. The Latir-Questa volcanic locus and the Taos Plateau volcanic field seem to be in a similar area. The Southwest Nevada volcanic field, the Crater Flat-Lunar Crater volcanic zone, the Central Nevada volcanic field, the Indian Peak volcanic field and the Marysvale volcanic field seem to have no transition between each other; the Ocate volcanic field is also known as the Mora volcanic field; and the Red Hill volcanic field is also known as Quemado volcanic field.

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