List of Quaternary volcanic eruptions

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.

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, Garibaldi Volcanic Belt; Yellowstone hotspot, Wyoming; and Taupo Volcanic Zone, greater than VEI 4.

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

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 Chile	2011	5		Largest eruption of the 21st century

1000-2000 AD

1809–10 ice core event

Name and area	Date	VEI	Products	Notes
Pinatubo, island of Luzon, Philippines	1991, Jun 15	6	6 to 16 km^3 (1.4 to 3.8 cu mi) of tephra	[2] an estimated 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide were emitted[17]
Mt. St. Helens, Washington state, USA	1980, May 18	5	1 to 1.1 km^3 (0.2 to 0.3 cu mi) of tephra
Novarupta, Alaska Peninsula	1912, Jun 6	6	13 to 15 km^3 (3.1 to 3.6 cu mi) of lava[18][19][20]
Santa Maria, Guatemala	1902, Oct 24	6	20 km^3 (4.8 cu mi) of tephra[21]
Mount Tarawera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand	1886, Jun 10	5	2 km^3 (0.48 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Krakatoa, Indonesia	1883, August 26–27	6	21 km^3 (5.0 cu mi) of tephra[22]
Mount Tambora, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia	1815, Apr 10	7	150 km^3 (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 event	Unknown eruption near equator, magnitude roughly half Tambora			Emission of sulfur dioxide around the amount of the 1815 Tambora eruption (ice cores from Antarctica and Greenland).[24]
	1808	Major 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.[27]
Grímsvötn, Northeastern Iceland	1783–1784	6
Laki	1783–1784	6	14 cubic kilometres of lava	an 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 Guinea	1660 ±20	6	30 km^3 (7.2 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Kolumbo, Santorini, Greece	1650, Sep 27	6	60 km^3 (14.4 cu mi) of tephra[29]
Huaynaputina, Peru	1600, Feb 19	6	30 km^3 (7.2 cu mi) of tephra[30]
Billy Mitchell, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea	1580 ±20	6	14 km^3 (3.4 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Bárðarbunga, Northeastern Iceland	1477	6	10 km^3 (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 km^3 (8.6 to 23.0 cu mi) of tephra	175-700 million tons of sulfuric acid;[31][32][33] only pyroclastic flows are found at Kuwae
Mount Tarawera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand	1310 ±12	5	5 km^3 (1.2 cu mi) of tephra (Kaharoa eruption)[2]
Quilotoa, Ecuador	1280(?)	6	21 km^3 (5.0 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Samalas volcano, Rinjani Volcanic Complex, Lombok Island, Indonesia	1257		40 km^3 (dense-rock equivalent) of tephra	1257 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

Name & area	Date	VEI	Products	Notes
Changbai Mountains (Changbaishan), Eastern China/ North Korea border, also known as Tianchi eruption of the Baekdu Mountain	969 AD ±20 years[37]	7	76 to 116 km^3 (18.2 to 27.8 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Eldgjá eruption, Laki system, Iceland	934-940 AD	4	Estimated 18 km^3 (4.3 cu mi) of lava[38]	Estimated 219 million tons of sulfur dioxide were emitted[39]
Ceboruco, Northwest of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt	930 AD ±200	6	11 km^3 (2.6 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Dakataua, Northern tip of the Willaumez Peninsula, New Britain, Papua New Guinea	800 AD ±50	6?	10 km^3 (2.4 cu mi)? of tephra[2]
Pago, East of Kimbe, New Britain, Papua New Guinea: Witori Caldera	710 AD ±75	6	30 km^3 (7.2 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mount Churchill, eastern Alaska	700 AD ±200	6	20 km^3 (4.8 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Rabaul, Rabaul Caldera, New Britain	540 AD ±100	6	11 km^3 (2.6 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Ilopango, El Salvador	450 AD ±30	6	71 km^3 (17 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Ksudach, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia	240 AD ±l00	6	20 to 26 km^3 (4.8 to 6.2 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Hatepe eruption of Taupo Volcano, New Zealand	230 AD ±16	7	120 km^3 (29 cu mi) of tephra[40]
Mount Vesuvius, Italy	79 AD Oct 24 (?)	5?	2.8 to 3.8 km^3 (0.7 to 0.9 cu mi) of tephra[2][41][42]	Pompeii eruption
Mount Churchill, eastern Alaska	60 AD ±200	6	25 km^3 (6.0 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Ambrym, Vanuatu	50 AD ±100	6	6 to 8 km^3 (1.4 to 1.9 cu mi) of tephra[2]

Before the Common Era (BC/BCE)

Name & area	date	VEI	Products	Notes
Apoyeque, Nicaragua	50 BC ±100	6	18 km^3 (4.3 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Okmok, Okmok Caldera, Aleutian Islands	100 BC ±50	6	4 to 6 km^3 (1.0 to 1.4 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand	250 BC ±75	6	more than 10 km^3 (2.4 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mount Meager, Garibaldi Volcanic Belt, Canada	400 BC ±50	5
Mount Tongariro, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand	550 BC ±200	5	1.2 km^3 (0.29 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Pinatubo, island of Luzon, Philippines	1050 BC ±500	6	10 to 16 km^3 (2.4 to 3.8 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Avachinsky, Kamchatka	1350 BC (?)	5	more than 1.2 km^3 (0.29 cu mi) of tephra	tephra layer IIAV3[2]
Pago, east of Kimbe, New Britain, Papua New Guinea: Witori Caldera	1370 BC ±100	6	30 km^3 (7.2 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Taupo, New Zealand	1460 BC ±40	6	17 km^3 (4.1 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Avachinsky, Kamchatka	1500 BC (?)	5	more than 3.6 km^3 (0.86 cu mi) of tephra	tephra layer AV1[2]
Santorini (Thera), Greece, Youngest Caldera: Minoan eruption	1610 BC ±14 years	7	99 km^3 (24 cu mi) of tephra [2]	Ended the Minoan settlement at Akrotiri and the Minoan age on Crete
Mount Aniakchak, Alaska Peninsula	1645 BC ±10	6	more than 50 km^3 (12 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Veniaminof, Alaska Peninsula	1750 BC (?)	6	more than 50 km^3 (12 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mount St. Helens, Washington, USA	1860 BC (?)	6	15 km^3 (3.6 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mount Hudson, Cerro, Southern Chile	1890 BC (?)	6	more than 10 km^3 (2.4 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Black Peak, Alaska Peninsula	1900 BC ±150	6	10 to 50 km^3 (2.4 to 12.0 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Long Island (Papua New Guinea), Northeast of New Guinea	2040 BC ± 100	6	more than 11 km^3 (2.6 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mount Vesuvius, Italy	2420 BC ±40	5?	3.9 km^3 (0.94 cu mi) of tephra	Avellino eruption[2][41][42][43]
Avachinsky, Kamchatka	3200 BC ±150	5	more than 1.1 km^3 (0.26 cu mi) of tephra	tephra layer IAv20 AV3[2]
Pinatubo, island of Luzon, Philippines	3550 BC (?)	6	10 to 16 km^3 (2.4 to 3.8 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Talisay (Taal) caldera (size: 15 x 20 km), island of Luzon, Philippines	3580 BC ±200	6	50 km^3 (12 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Haroharo Caldera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand	3580 BC ±50	5	2.8 km^3 (0.67 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Pago, New Britain	4000 BC ± 200	6?	10 km^3 (2.4 cu mi)? of tephra[2]
Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua	4050 BC (?)	6	more than 13 km^3 (3.1 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Avachinsky, Kamchatka	4340 BC ±75	5	more than 1.3 km^3 (0.31 cu mi) of tephra	tephra layer IAv12 AV4[2]
Kikai Caldera (size: 19 km), Ryukyu Islands, Japan: Akahoya eruption	4350 BC (?)	7	80 to 220 km^3 (19.2 to 52.8 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Macauley Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand	4360 BC ±200	6	100 km^3 (24 cu mi)? of tephra[2][44]
Mount Hudson, Cerro, Southern Chile	4750 BC (?)	6	18 km^3 (4.3 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mount Aniakchak, Alaska Peninsula	5250 BC ±1000	6	10 to 50 km^3 (2.4 to 12.0 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mashu, Hokkaido, Japan	5550 BC ±100	6	19 km^3 (4.6 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Tao-Rusyr Caldera, Kuril Islands	5550 BC ±75	6	30 to 36 cubic kilometers (7.2 to 8.6 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mayor Island/Tuhua, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand	5060 BC ±200	5	1.6 km^3 (0.38 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Crater Lake (Mount Mazama), Oregon, USA	5677 BC ±150	7	150 km^3 (36 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Khangar, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia	5700 BC ± 16	6	14 to 16 km^3 (3.4 to 3.8 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Crater Lake (Mount Mazama), Oregon, USA	5900 BC ± 50	6	8 to 28 km^3 (1.9 to 6.7 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Avachinsky, Kamchatka	5980 BC ±100	5	more than 8 to 10 km^3 (1.9 to 2.4 cu mi) of tephra	tephra layer IAv1[2]
Menengai, East African Rift, Kenya	6050 BC (?)	6	70 km^3 (17 cu mi)? of tephra[2]
Haroharo Caldera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand	6060 BC ±50	5	1.2 km^3 (0.29 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Sakurajima, island of Kyūshū, Japan: Aira Caldera	6200 BC ±1000	6	12 km^3 (2.9 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Kurile Caldera (size: 8 x 14 km), Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia	6440 BC ± 25 years	7	140 to 180 km^3 (33.6 to 43.2 cu mi) of tephra	Ilinsky eruption[2]
Karymsky, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia	6600 BC (?)	6	50 to 350 km^3 (12.0 to 84.0 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mount Vesuvius, Italy	6940 BC ±100	5?	2.75 to 2.85 km^3 (0.7 to 0.7 cu mi) of tephra	Mercato eruption[2][41][42]
Fisher Caldera, Unimak Island, Aleutian Islands	7420 BC ±200	6	more than 50 km^3 (12 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Pinatubo, island of Luzon, Philippines	7460 BC ±150	6?[2]
Lvinaya Past, Kuril Islands	7480 BC ±50	6	7 to 8 km^3 (1.7 to 1.9 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Rotoma Caldera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand	7560 BC ±18	5	more than 5.6 km^3 (1.3 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Taupo Caldera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand	8130 BC ±200	5	4.7 km^3 (1.1 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Grímsvötn, Northeastern Iceland	8230 BC ±50	6	more than 15 km^3 (3.6 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Ulleung, Korea	8750 BC (?)	6	more than 10 km^3 (2.4 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mount Tongariro, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand	9450 BC (?)	5	1.7 km^3 (0.41 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Taupo Caldera, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand	9460 BC ±200	5	1.4 km^3 (0.34 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Mount Tongariro, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand	9650 BC (?)	5	1.6 km^3 (0.38 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Nevado de Toluca, State of Mexico, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt	10.5 ka	6	14 km^3 (3.4 cu mi) of tephra	Upper 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 area	Date	VEI	Products	Notes
GISP2 ice core event[1]	12.657 ka
Eifel hotspot, Laacher See, Vulkan Eifel, Germany	12.900 ka	6	6 km^3 (1.4 cu mi) of tephra.[46][47][48][49]
Mount Vesuvius, Italy	16 ka	5		Green Pumice[41][42]
Mount Vesuvius, Italy	18.3 ka	6		Basal Pumice[41][42]
Santorini (Thera), Greece: Cape Riva Caldera	about 21 ka[2]
Aira Caldera, south of the island of Kyūshū, Japan	about 22 ka	7	more than 400 km^3 (96.0 cu mi) of tephra.[50]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Oruanui eruption, Taupo volcano, New Zealand	around 24.5 ka	8	Approximately 1,170 km^3 (280.7 cu mi) of tephra[51][52][53][54]
Laguna Caldera (size: 10 x 20 km), South-East of Manila, island of Luzon	27-29 ka[2]
Campi Flegrei, Naples, Italy	39.280 ka ± 0.11		[55] 200 cubic kilometres of lava	Campanian Tuff [1]
Galeras, Andes, Northern Volcanic Zone, Colombian department of Nariño	40 ka		2 km^3 (0.5 cu mi) of tephra
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Rotoiti Ignimbrite, North Island, New Zealand	about 50 ka	7	about 240 km^3 (57.6 cu mi) of tephra.[56]
Santorini (Thera), Greece: Skaros Caldera	about 70 ka[2]
Lake Toba (size: 100 x 30 km), Sumatra, Indonesia	73 ka ±4		2,500 to 3,000 km^3 (599.8 to 719.7 cu mi) of tephra	probably 6,000 million tons of sulfur dioxide were emitted (Youngest Toba Tuff).[17][57][58][59][60]
Yellowstone hotspot: Yellowstone Caldera	between 70 and 150 ka		1,000 km^3 (239.9 cu mi) intracaldera rhyolitic lava flows.[2]
Galeras, Andes, Northern Volcanic Zone, Colombian department of Nariño	150 ka		2 km^3 (0.5 cu mi) of tephra
Kos-Nisyros Caldera, Greece	161 ka		110 km^3 (26 cu mi)	Kos Plateau Tuff.[1]
Taal Caldera, island of Luzon, Philippines	between 500 and 100 ka			25–30 km caldera formed by four explosive eruptions
Santorini (Thera), Greece: Southern Caldera	about 180 ka[2]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Rotorua Caldera (size: 22 km wide), New Zealand	220 ka		more than 340 km^3 (81.6 cu mi) of tephra.[1]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Maroa Caldera (size: 16 x 25 km), New Zealand	230 ka		140 km^3 (33.6 cu mi) of tephra.[1]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Reporoa Caldera (size: 10 x 15 km), New Zealand	230 ka	7	around 100 km^3 (24.0 cu mi) of tephra[2]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Whakamaru Caldera (size: 30 x 40 km), North Island, New Zealand	around 254 ka	8	1,200 to 2,000 km^3 (288 to 480 cu mi) of tephra	Whakamaru Ignimbrite/Mount Curl Tephra[61][62]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Matahina Ignimbrite, Haroharo Caldera, North Island, New Zealand	280 ka	7	about 120 km^3 (28.8 cu mi) of tephra.[63]
Sabatini volcanic complex, Sabatini, Italy	374 ka		more than 200 km^3 (48 cu mi)	Morphi tephra.[1]
Roccamonfina Caldera (size: 65 x 55 km), Roccamonfina, Italy	385 ka		100 to 125 km^3 (24.0 to 30.0 cu mi) of tephra.[1]
Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia	501 ka ±5			Middle Toba Tuff[59]
Galeras, Andes, Northern Volcanic Zone, Colombian department of Nariño	560 ka		15 km^3 (3.6 cu mi) of tephra
Yellowstone hotspot: Yellowstone Caldera (size: 45 x 85 km)	640 ka	8	more than 1,000 km^3 (240 cu mi) of tephra	Lava Creek Tuff[2]
Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia	840 ka ±30			Oldest Toba Tuff[59]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Mangakino Caldera, North Island, New Zealand	0.97 Ma		more than 300 km^3 (72.0 cu mi)	Rocky Hill Ignimbrite[1]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Mangakino Caldera, North Island, New Zealand	1.01 Ma		more than 300 km^3 (72.0 cu mi)	Unit E[1]
Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia	1.2 ±0.16 Ma			Haranggoal Dacite Tuff[59]
Taupo Volcanic Zone, Mangakino Caldera, North Island, New Zealand	1.23 Ma		more than 300 km^3 (72.0 cu mi)	Ongatit Ignimbrite[1][64]
Yellowstone hotspot: Henry's Fork Caldera (size: 16 km wide)	1.3 Ma	7	280 km^3 (67.2 cu mi)	Mesa Falls Tuff.[2]
Yellowstone hotspot: Island Park Caldera (size: 100 x 50 km)	2.1 Ma	8	2,450 km^3 (588 cu mi)	Huckleberry Ridge Tuff.[1][2]

Notes

Grímsvötn

Laki

Eldgjá

Katla

Bárðarbunga

Torfajökull

Askja

Loki

Eyjafjallajökull

Iceland: volcanoes

Volcanism in Iceland

• Iceland has four volcanic zones: Reykjanes (Mid-Atlantic Ridge),^[65] 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.^[66][67][68]
    • 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:
  • The following Volcanic Centers belong to the Taupo Volcanic Zone: Rotorua, Okataina, Maroa, Taupo, Tongariro and Mangakino.^[69] It includes Mangakino volcano, Reporoa Caldera, Mount Tarawera, Mount Ruapehu, Mount Tongariro and White Island. The Taupo Volcanic Zone forms a southern portion of the active Lau-Havre-Taupo back-arc basin, which lies behind the Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone (Hikurangi Trough - Kermadec Trench - Tonga Trench).^[70] Some lakes in the area: Taupo, Rotorua, Rotomahana, and Rerewhakaaitu. Lake Okataina, Lake Tarawera, Lake Rotokakahi (Green Lake), Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake), Lake Okareka, and Lake Rotoiti lie within the Okataina Caldera.
  • Taupo Volcanic Zone, the Mangakino Volcanic Center is the westernmost and oldest rhyolitic caldera volcano in the Taupo Volcanic Zone. Mangakino is a town too.^[71]
  • Taupo Volcanic Zone, Maroa Volcanic Center. The Maroa Caldera formed in the Northeast corner of the Whakamaru Caldera. The Whakamaru Caldera partially overlaps with the Taupo Caldera on the South. The Orakeikorako, Ngatamariki, Rotokaua, and Wairakei hydrothermal areas are located within or adjacent to the Whakamaru caldera. Whakamaru is a town too.^[2]
  • The oldest volcanic zone in the North Island is the Northland Region, then the Coromandel Volcanic Zone (CVZ), then the Mangakino caldera complex and the Kapenga Caldera and then the rest of the Taupo Volcanic Zone (TVZ).
• Santorini, South Aegean Volcanic Arc. The southern Aegean is one of the most rapidly deforming regions of the Himalayan-Alpine mountain belt (Alpide belt).^[72]
• 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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