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100
Ambrym Island
VEI 6 or above one of the largest eruptions in history Actually 50 AD refused to be put any earler -
450
ilopango Volcano
rated VEI 6 or above made a large lake after its eruption and force Mayan civilization into low lands -
Aug 29, 1000
Changbaishan
rated VEI 7 located on China North korea border spewed ash as far as far as 750 miles -
Huaynaputina
rated VEI 6 -
Mt. Thera
B.C.E rated VEI 7 explosive energy matched that of several hundred atomic bombs -
Mt Vesivius
first activity on december 10th erupted on the 16th being the first volcanic activity in hundreds of years and caused massive tephra fallout -
Mt Fugi
last activity recorded over 300 years ago this volcano lies just 100 kilometers away from tokyo -
MT. Tambora
largest ever recorded explosion by humans VEI 7 -
Krakatoa
erupted for 2 days was rated another VEI 6 -
Santa Maria Volcano
rated VEI 6 -
Santa Maria 2
rated VEI 3 -
Mount Pinatubo
second largest eruption in the 20th centry went on for 3 days -
MT Etna
opened two fissures that sent lava flows 5 km into the Valle del Bove -
Eyjafjallajökull volcano iceland
A VEI 2 or 3 this eruption grounded many flights in europe because of massive ash clouds that caused a majority of the continent to stop air traffic -
Novarupta
located in Alaska eruption rated VEI 6 largest eruption in the 20th centery for 3 days