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Eruptions starting in the 1850s

Eruptions173

Volcanoes90

Largest VEI5

By country

Indonesia25

Russia22

Ecuador16

United States14

Chile11

Nicaragua10

Philippines10

Japan9

El Salvador8

France6

Tonga6

Guatemala6

Nearby decades

1800s74

1810s82

1820s125

1830s110

1840s147

1850s ◀173

1860s175

1870s175

1880s220

1890s218

1900s269

Start	Volcano	Country	VEI
1850-03-16	St. Helens	United States	2
1850-04-13	Negro, Cerro	Nicaragua	2
1850-07-02	Azul, Cerro	Ecuador	–
1850-07-02	Chichon, El	Mexico	–
1850-07-02	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	2
1850-07-02	Izalco	El Salvador	2
1850-07-02	Karthala	Union of the Comoros	0
1850-07-02	Penguin Island	Antarctica	–
1850-07-02	Puntiagudo-Cordon Cenizos	Chile	–
1850-07-02	Rabaul	Papua New Guinea	2
1850-07-02	Villarrica	Chile	2
1850-11-03	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	0
1851-01-16	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1851-01-24	Kelud	Indonesia	2
1851-05-26	Mayon	Philippines	1
1851-06-16	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	2
1851-07-02	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	0
1851-07-02	Jan Mayen	Norway	–
1851-07-02	Lateiki	Tonga	0
1851-07-02	Osorno	Chile	2
1851-08-05	Pelee	France	2
1851-08-08	Mauna Loa	United States	0
1851-09-16	Maly Semyachik	Russia	2
1851-11-26	Avachinsky	Russia	2
1852-02-16	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	2
1852-02-17	Mauna Loa	United States	2
1852-02-19	Fogo	Cabo Verde	2
1852-03-16	Mutnovsky	Russia	2
1852-04-15	Maly Semyachik	Russia	2
1852-05-28	Gede-Pangrango	Indonesia	2
1852-06-16	Masaya	Nicaragua	2
1852-07-02	Akutan	United States	–
1852-07-02	Cameroon	Cameroon	2
1852-07-02	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	2
1852-07-02	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	0
1852-07-02	Home Reef	Tonga	2
1852-07-02	Karymsky	Russia	2
1852-07-02	Llaima	Chile	2
1852-07-02	Momotombo	Nicaragua	2
1852-08-16	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	2
1852-08-20	Etna	Italy	2
1852-10-05	Lewotolok	Indonesia	2
1852-11-01	Niigata-Yakeyama	Japan	2
1852-11-16	Antuco	Chile	3
1852-12-01	Baker	United States	2
1852-12-16	Cosiguina	Nicaragua	2
1853-01-01	Dempo	Indonesia	2
1853-01-16	Mutnovsky	Russia	2
1853-02-16	Lonquimay	Chile	3
1853-03-14	Gede-Pangrango	Indonesia	3
1853-03-15	St. Helens	United States	2
1853-04-09	Masaya	Nicaragua	1
1853-04-22	Toya	Japan	4
1853-05-03	Atitlan	Guatemala	3
1853-06-24	Niuafo'ou	Tonga	0
1853-07-02	Rincon de la Vieja	Costa Rica	2
1853-07-02	Turrialba	Costa Rica	2
1853-07-13	Mayon	Philippines	3
1853-09-13	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	3
1853-10-16	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	2
1853-10-29	Kueishantao	Taiwan	2
1853-11-16	Kaba	Indonesia	2
1853-11-16	Villarrica	Chile	2
1853-12-16	Chikurachki	Russia	3
1853-12-18	Mutnovsky	Russia	2
1853-12-21	Avachinsky	Russia	2
1854-01-20	Lascar	Chile	1
1854-02-10	Llullaillaco	Chile-Argentina	2
1854-02-16	Momotombo	Nicaragua	2
1854-02-16	St. Helens	United States	2
1854-02-18	Sheveluch	Russia	5
1854-02-26	Asosan	Japan	2
1854-04-03	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	2
1854-04-28	Batur	Indonesia	1
1854-05-13	Izalco	El Salvador	2
1854-06-24	Chirpoi	Russia	2
1854-06-27	Alaid	Russia	3
1854-07-02	Baker	United States	2
1854-07-02	Grimsvotn	Iceland	2
1854-07-02	Late	Tonga	2
1854-07-02	Niigata-Yakeyama	Japan	–
1854-07-02	Rincon de la Vieja	Costa Rica	2
1854-07-02	Tofua	Tonga	2
1854-07-05	Fuss Peak	Russia	3
1854-08-13	Avachinsky	Russia	2
1854-08-29	Marapi	Indonesia	2
1854-09-14	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	2
1854-09-16	Karymsky	Russia	2
1854-12-14	Vesuvius	Italy	3
1855-03-16	Io-Torishima	Japan	2
1855-03-22	Mayon	Philippines	2
1855-05-16	Turrialba	Costa Rica	2
1855-05-28	Avachinsky	Russia	2
1855-07-01	Karthala	Union of the Comoros	2
1855-07-02	Chyulu Hills	Kenya	2
1855-07-02	Osorno	Chile	2
1855-07-02	Sinarka	Russia	2
1855-07-02	Tenduruk Dagi	Turkiye	–
1855-07-02	Tongariro	New Zealand	2
1855-08-11	Mauna Loa	United States	1
1855-08-16	Tinakula	Solomon Islands	2
1855-09-29	Fuego	Guatemala	2
1855-10-02	Marapi	Indonesia	2
1855-11-16	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	2
1855-12-16	San Miguel	El Salvador	2
1855-12-19	Vesuvius	Italy	3
1856-01-09	Fuego	Guatemala	2
1856-03-01	Lamongan	Indonesia	2
1856-03-02	Awu	Indonesia	3
1856-03-18	Asosan	Japan	2
1856-04-14	Telong, Bur ni	Indonesia	2
1856-05-16	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	2
1856-05-24	Izalco	El Salvador	2
1856-07-02	Suretamatai	Vanuatu	2
1856-09-10	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1856-09-10	Tengger Caldera	Indonesia	2
1856-09-16	Ruang	Indonesia	1
1856-09-25	Hokkaido-Komagatake	Japan	4
1856-09-29	Fuego	Guatemala	2
1856-09-30	Didicas	Philippines	2
1856-10-16	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	2
1856-11-01	Ragang	Philippines	2
1856-12-12	Reventador	Ecuador	3
1856-12-16	Masaya	Nicaragua	2
1857-01-15	Fuego	Guatemala	4
1857-02-15	Izalco	El Salvador	2
1857-02-16	Tongariro	New Zealand	2
1857-04-16	St. Helens	United States	2
1857-06-27	Fogo	Cabo Verde	2
1857-07-02	Camiguin de Babuyanes	Philippines	2
1857-07-02	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	2
1857-07-02	Karthala	Union of the Comoros	2
1857-07-02	Mayon	Philippines	2
1857-07-02	Shiretoko-Iozan	Japan	–
1857-07-02	Stromboli	Italy	3
1857-07-02	Tengger Caldera	Indonesia	2
1857-07-02	Tokachidake	Japan	2
1857-07-16	Chirpoi	Russia	3
1857-08-13	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1857-09-10	Tungurahua	Ecuador	2
1857-09-17	Fuego	Guatemala	2
1857-11-16	San Miguel	El Salvador	2
1858-01-16	Mayon	Philippines	2
1858-02-06	Izalco	El Salvador	2
1858-02-18	Ragang	Philippines	2
1858-03-04	Tengger Caldera	Indonesia	2
1858-04-16	Lascar	Chile	2
1858-07-02	Baker	United States	2
1858-07-02	Karthala	Union of the Comoros	2
1858-07-02	Lateiki	Tonga	2
1858-07-02	Momotombo	Nicaragua	2
1858-07-02	Serua	Indonesia	2
1858-10-18	Tengger Caldera	Indonesia	2
1858-11-03	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	2
1858-11-10	Masaya	Nicaragua	2
1858-11-16	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	2
1859-01-23	Mauna Loa	United States	1
1859-01-30	Tengger Caldera	Indonesia	2
1859-02-27	Lamongan	Indonesia	2
1859-04-21	Tongariro	New Zealand	1
1859-05-08	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	2
1859-05-19	Villarrica	Chile	2
1859-07-02	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	2
1859-07-02	Karthala	Union of the Comoros	2
1859-07-02	Mayon	Philippines	–
1859-07-02	Serua	Indonesia	2
1859-08-15	Hood	United States	2
1859-08-25	Cosiguina	Nicaragua	–
1859-08-26	Wolf	Ecuador	–
1859-09-27	Ebeko	Russia	2
1859-11-16	Baker	United States	2
1859-12-08	Izalco	El Salvador	0
1859-12-14	Raung	Indonesia	2

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Older decades are less completely recorded; counts also reflect better observation. Eruption records from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program; older eruptions may be missing. VEI = Volcanic Explosivity Index (0–8). For current alerts, check the official agency.