Rankings

The world's highest volcanoes, the volcanoes with the most eruptions, the largest eruptions (VEI 6 and above) and the strongest earthquakes ever measured.

Highest volcanoes

Most active volcanoes

Number of confirmed Holocene eruptions according to the GVP – largely a matter of how long the volcano has been observed.

Largest eruptions (VEI 6 and above)

VEI	Date	Volcano	Country
7	2 July 1812	Tambora	Indonesia
7	1 July 1257	Rinjani	Indonesia
7	1,610 BCE ± 14 years	Santorini	Greece
7	2,300 BCE ± 160 years	Cerro Blanco	Argentina
7	c. 4,350 BCE	Kikai	Japan
7	5,680 BCE ± 150 years	Crater Lake	United States
7	6,440 BCE ± 25 years	Kurile Lake	Russia
6	2 April 1991	Pinatubo	Philippines
6	6 June 1912	Novarupta	United States
6	24 October 1902	Santa Maria	Guatemala
6	20 May 1883	Krakatau	Indonesia
6	1660 ± 20 years	Long Island	Papua New Guinea
6	17 February 1600	Huaynaputina	Peru
6	1580 ± 19 years	Billy Mitchell	Papua New Guinea
6	February 1477	Bardarbunga	Iceland
6	c. 1280	Quilotoa	Ecuador
6	15 November 946	Changbaishan	China
6	930 ± 200 years	Ceboruco	Mexico
6	847 ± 1 year	Churchill	United States
6	710 ± 75 years	Witori	Papua New Guinea
6	683 ± 2 years	Rabaul	Papua New Guinea
6	653 ± 18 years	Dakataua	Papua New Guinea
6	450 ± 30 years	Ilopango	El Salvador
6	240 ± 100 years	Ksudach	Russia
6	15 March 233 ± 13 years	Taupo	New Zealand
6	63 ± 200 years	Churchill	United States
6	50 ± 100 years	Ambrym	Vanuatu
6	50 BCE ± 100 years	Apoyeque	Nicaragua
6	100 BCE ± 50 years	Okmok	United States
6	250 BCE ± 75 years	Raoul Island	New Zealand
6	1,050 BCE ± 500 years	Pinatubo	Philippines
6	1,370 BCE ± 160 years	Witori	Papua New Guinea
6	1,460 BCE ± 40 years	Taupo	New Zealand
6	1,645 BCE ± 10 years	Aniakchak	United States
6	c. 1,750 BCE	Veniaminof	United States
6	c. 1,860 BCE	Mount St. Helens	United States
6	c. 1,890 BCE	Cerro Hudson	Chile
6	1,900 BCE ± 150 years	Black Peak	United States
6	2,040 BCE ± 110 years	Long Island	Papua New Guinea
6	c. 3,550 BCE	Pinatubo	Philippines
6	3,580 BCE ± 200 years	Taal	Philippines
6	4,000 BCE ± 210 years	Witori	Papua New Guinea
6	c. 4,050 BCE	Masaya	Nicaragua
6	4,360 BCE ± 200 years	Macauley	New Zealand
6	c. 4,750 BCE	Cerro Hudson	Chile
6	5,550 BCE ± 75 years	Tao-Rusyr Caldera	Russia
6	5,550 BCE ± 100 years	Mashu	Japan
6	5,700 BCE ± 16 years	Khangar	Russia
6	5,900 BCE ± 50 years	Crater Lake	United States
6	c. 6,050 BCE	Menengai	Kenya
6	6,300 BCE ± 1,250 years	Aniakchak	United States
6	c. 6,600 BCE	Karymsky	Russia
6	7,420 BCE ± 200 years	Fisher	United States
6	7,460 BCE ± 150 years	Pinatubo	Philippines
6	8,050 BCE ± 1,000 years	Aira	Japan
6	8,230 BCE ± 50 years	Grímsvötn	Iceland
6	8,400 BCE ± 150 years	Michinmahuida	Chile
6	c. 8,750 BCE	Ulleungdo	South Korea

Rankings

Highest volcanoes

Most active volcanoes

Largest eruptions (VEI 6 and above)

Strongest earthquakes