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The Top 5 Largest Known Supervolcano Explosions in History
| Eruption | Ejecta Volume (approx) |
Years Ago (approx) |
Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Garita Caldera Eruption | 5,000 km³ (VEI 9.2) |
27,800,000 | Colorado, United States |
| 2 | Lake Toba Eruption | 2,800 km³ (VEI 8.0) |
74,000 | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia |
| 3 | Atana Ignimbrite Eruption | 2,500 km³ (VEI 8.0) |
4,000,000 | Andes, Northern Chile |
| 4 | Yellowstone Huckleberry Ridge Eruption | 2,450 km³ (VEI 8.0) |
2,100,000 | Idaho / Wyoming, United States |
| 5 | Whakamaru Eruption | 2,000 km³ (VEI 8.0) |
254,000 | North Island, New Zealand |
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Planet Earth, Science & Technology, Natural Disasters, The United States
Sources: Top 5 of anything Research including: USGS.
List Notes: List is the top 5 largest supervolcano eruptions in known history. Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey use the Volcano Explosivity Index (VEI) to measure the magnitude of ejecta in volcanic blasts.
Sources: Top 5 of anything Research including: USGS.
List Notes: List is the top 5 largest supervolcano eruptions in known history. Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey use the Volcano Explosivity Index (VEI) to measure the magnitude of ejecta in volcanic blasts.
