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Eruptions starting in the 1860s

Eruptions175

Volcanoes99

Largest VEI4

By country

Indonesia43

Chile19

United States12

Ecuador11

Philippines9

Japan8

El Salvador8

Italy8

France6

New Zealand6

Iceland4

Costa Rica4

Nearby decades

1810s82

1820s125

1830s110

1840s147

1850s173

1860s ◀175

1870s175

1880s220

1890s218

1900s269

1910s239

Start	Volcano	Country	VEI
1860-01-22	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	2
1860-03-19	Slamet	Indonesia	2
1860-04-16	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1860-05-08	Katla	Iceland	4
1860-06-12	Tengger Caldera	Indonesia	2
1860-07-02	Aira	Japan	1
1860-07-02	Babuyan Claro	Philippines	2
1860-07-02	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	2
1860-07-02	Mayon	Philippines	–
1860-07-02	Negra, Sierra	Ecuador	2
1860-07-02	Planchon-Peteroa	Chile	2
1860-07-02	Poas	Costa Rica	1
1860-07-02	Purace	Colombia	2
1860-07-02	Southern EPR at 18.5°S (Segment I)	Undersea Features	0
1860-07-07	Alaid	Russia	3
1860-07-25	Chillan, Nevados de	Chile	2
1860-08-18	Fuego	Guatemala	2
1860-09-11	Sangeang Api	Indonesia	2
1860-09-16	Raung	Indonesia	2
1860-10-16	Cagua	Philippines	2
1860-12-29	Karthala	Union of the Comoros	0
1861-02-16	Antuco	Chile	0
1861-03-19	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	2
1861-04-16	Marapi	Indonesia	2
1861-05-04	Lewotobi	Indonesia	2
1861-05-08	Dubbi	Eritrea	3
1861-05-16	Ruapehu	New Zealand	2
1861-06-16	Chillan, Nevados de	Chile	2
1861-07-02	Lamongan	Indonesia	2
1861-07-02	Mayon	Philippines	1
1861-07-02	Merapi	Indonesia	2
1861-07-02	Sete Cidades	Portugal	0
1861-07-02	Suretamatai	Vanuatu	2
1861-07-02	Tupungatito	Chile-Argentina	2
1861-12-28	Kie Besi	Indonesia	4
1862-01-16	San Miguel	El Salvador	2
1862-01-16	Tongariro	New Zealand	2
1862-05-26	Merapi	Indonesia	2
1862-06-30	Bardarbunga	Iceland	2
1862-07-02	Camiguin	Philippines	2
1862-07-02	Llaima	Chile	3
1862-07-02	Mayon	Philippines	2
1862-07-02	Ubinas	Peru	2
1862-07-15	Gamalama	Indonesia	2
1863-03-23	Iwakisan	Japan	1
1863-05-01	Etna	Italy	3
1863-05-23	Marapi	Indonesia	2
1863-07-02	Ambrym	Vanuatu	2
1863-07-02	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	2
1863-07-02	Izalco	El Salvador	0
1863-07-02	Longonot	Kenya	0
1863-07-02	Lopevi	Vanuatu	2
1863-07-02	Tair, Jebel at	Yemen	2
1863-07-02	Tongariro	New Zealand	2
1863-07-16	Baker	United States	2
1863-08-12	Campi Flegrei del Mar di Sicilia	Italy	2
1863-08-16	Isluga	Chile	1
1863-08-25	Kie Besi	Indonesia	1
1863-12-16	Antuco	Chile	2
1863-12-20	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	0
1864-01-04	Kelud	Indonesia	2
1864-01-07	Farallon de Pajaros	United States	2
1864-01-20	Gamalama	Indonesia	2
1864-02-10	Vesuvius	Italy	2
1864-05-15	Izalco	El Salvador	2
1864-06-06	Karangetang	Indonesia	2
1864-06-09	Lamongan	Indonesia	2
1864-06-09	Lopevi	Vanuatu	3
1864-07-02	Lewotolok	Indonesia	2
1864-07-02	Llaima	Chile	3
1864-07-02	Pagan	United States	1
1864-07-02	Raung	Indonesia	2
1864-08-05	Etna	Italy	2
1864-08-17	Turrialba	Costa Rica	2
1864-09-16	Irazu	Costa Rica	2
1864-10-16	Kie Besi	Indonesia	1
1864-10-16	Villarrica	Chile	2
1864-11-01	Mocho-Choshuenco	Chile	2
1864-11-30	Chillan, Nevados de	Chile	3
1864-12-16	Tongariro	New Zealand	2
1864-12-27	Gamalama	Indonesia	2
1865-01-30	Etna	Italy	2
1865-02-05	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	2
1865-04-15	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1865-04-16	Tengger Caldera	Indonesia	2
1865-05-04	Lewotobi	Indonesia	2
1865-07-02	Akutan	United States	–
1865-07-02	Bagana	Papua New Guinea	2
1865-07-02	Cameroon	Cameroon	2
1865-07-02	Karthala	Union of the Comoros	2
1865-07-02	Kelimutu	Indonesia	2
1865-07-02	Makaturing	Philippines	2
1865-07-02	Makushin	United States	–
1865-07-02	Nyamulagira	DR Congo	–
1865-07-02	Ubinas	Peru	2
1865-07-09	Pico Fracture Zone	Undersea Features	0
1865-09-16	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	2
1865-09-21	Hood	United States	2
1865-10-02	Galeras	Colombia	3
1865-10-24	Merapi	Indonesia	2
1865-12-01	Tengger Caldera	Indonesia	2
1865-12-30	Mauna Loa	United States	0
1866-01-16	Cameroon	Cameroon	2
1866-01-16	Turrialba	Costa Rica	3
1866-01-26	Santorini	Greece	2
1866-03-14	Pavlof	United States	2
1866-04-27	Izalco	El Salvador	2
1866-07-02	Kanlaon	Philippines	2
1866-07-02	Llaima	Chile	2
1866-07-16	Tengger Caldera	Indonesia	2
1866-09-12	Ofu-Olosega	United States	2
1866-09-18	Gede-Pangrango	Indonesia	2
1866-09-21	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	2
1867-01-16	Iya	Indonesia	2
1867-04-12	Niuafo'ou	Tonga	1
1867-04-15	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1867-04-16	Izalco	El Salvador	2
1867-05-24	Ubinas	Peru	2
1867-06-01	Terceira	Portugal	3
1867-07-02	Akita-Yakeyama	Japan	–
1867-07-02	Akutan	United States	–
1867-07-02	Campi Flegrei del Mar di Sicilia	Italy	0
1867-07-02	Copahue	Chile-Argentina	2
1867-07-02	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	2
1867-07-02	Iliamna	United States	2
1867-08-29	Grimsvotn	Iceland	1
1867-09-08	Shikotsu	Japan	2
1867-10-21	Zaozan [Zaosan]	Japan	2
1867-11-14	Negro, Cerro	Nicaragua	2
1867-12-13	Tengger Caldera	Indonesia	2
1867-12-14	San Miguel	El Salvador	2
1867-12-16	Tjornes Fracture Zone	Iceland	–
1868-02-16	Io-Torishima	Japan	1
1868-02-16	Izalco	El Salvador	2
1868-03-13	Gamalama	Indonesia	1
1868-03-16	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	0
1868-03-19	Guagua Pichincha	Ecuador	2
1868-03-27	Mauna Loa	United States	2
1868-05-04	Iya	Indonesia	2
1868-07-02	Cameroon	Cameroon	2
1868-07-02	Dukono	Indonesia	2
1868-07-02	Isluga	Chile	2
1868-07-13	Lewotobi	Indonesia	2
1868-08-15	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	2
1868-08-16	Guagua Pichincha	Ecuador	2
1868-09-16	Llullaillaco	Chile-Argentina	0
1868-10-16	Kaba	Indonesia	2
1868-11-13	Gamalama	Indonesia	2
1868-11-26	Etna	Italy	3
1868-12-15	Lewotobi	Indonesia	2
1868-12-17	Mayon	Philippines	2
1869-02-04	Villarrica	Chile	2
1869-03-01	Izalco	El Salvador	2
1869-03-16	Guagua Pichincha	Ecuador	2
1869-03-16	Tinakula	Solomon Islands	2
1869-04-06	Lamongan	Indonesia	2
1869-04-16	Llaima	Chile	2
1869-05-06	Myojinsho	Japan	0
1869-05-16	Asamayama	Japan	2
1869-06-12	Colima	Mexico	3
1869-07-02	Antuco	Chile	2
1869-07-02	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	2
1869-07-02	Gorely	Russia	2
1869-07-02	Osorno	Chile	2
1869-07-02	Reclus	Chile	2
1869-07-02	Tongariro	New Zealand	2
1869-07-07	Lewotobi	Indonesia	2
1869-07-16	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	3
1869-07-22	Guagua Pichincha	Ecuador	2
1869-08-16	Isluga	Chile	2
1869-08-16	Tongariro	New Zealand	2
1869-09-12	Lamongan	Indonesia	2
1869-09-26	Etna	Italy	0
1869-10-04	Purace	Colombia	3
1869-10-16	Ubinas	Peru	2

← 1850s 1870s →

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.