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Eruptions starting in the 1890s

Eruptions218

Volcanoes111

Largest VEI4

By country

Indonesia51

Japan34

United States19

Chile17

Russia10

Philippines10

Papua New Guinea9

Italy8

New Zealand8

DR Congo7

France6

Vanuatu5

Nearby decades

1840s147

1850s173

1860s175

1870s175

1880s220

1890s ◀218

1900s269

1910s239

1920s280

1930s283

1940s241

Start	Volcano	Country	VEI
1890-02-16	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	2
1890-03-23	Lamongan	Indonesia	2
1890-03-26	Izalco	El Salvador	0
1890-04-16	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	2
1890-04-16	Ushkovsky	Russia	2
1890-05-16	Etna	Italy	2
1890-05-16	Tengger Caldera	Indonesia	2
1890-06-15	Shiretoko-Iozan	Japan	1
1890-06-20	Kie Besi	Indonesia	2
1890-07-02	Huequi	Chile	3
1890-07-02	Koryaksky	Russia	1
1890-07-02	Langila	Papua New Guinea	0
1890-07-02	San Miguel	El Salvador	2
1890-07-02	Soputan	Indonesia	2
1890-07-02	Southern EPR at 18.2°S (Segment J)	Undersea Features	0
1890-07-02	Stromboli	Italy	3
1890-07-02	Victory	Papua New Guinea	2
1890-07-02	Villarrica	Chile	2
1890-07-16	Raung	Indonesia	2
1890-08-06	Slamet	Indonesia	2
1890-08-22	Nikko-Shiranesan	Japan	1
1890-09-05	Lamongan	Indonesia	2
1890-09-10	Mayon	Philippines	2
1890-09-23	Akita-Yakeyama	Japan	2
1890-11-18	Colima	Mexico	2
1890-11-23	Banda Api	Indonesia	2
1890-12-16	Akita-Komagatake	Japan	2
1891-02-16	Chillan, Nevados de	Chile	2
1891-02-20	Etna	Italy	2
1891-04-16	Concepcion	Nicaragua	2
1891-06-19	Kirishimayama	Japan	2
1891-07-02	Galeras	Colombia	2
1891-07-02	Gede-Pangrango	Indonesia	2
1891-07-02	Hudson, Cerro	Chile	–
1891-07-02	Izalco	El Salvador	2
1891-07-02	Nyiragongo	DR Congo	–
1891-07-16	Colima	Mexico	2
1891-08-25	Merapi	Indonesia	2
1891-09-25	Lamongan	Indonesia	2
1891-10-03	Mayon	Philippines	2
1891-10-16	Asamayama	Japan	–
1891-10-17	Pantelleria	Italy	1
1891-11-10	Kirishimayama	Japan	2
1891-11-16	Grimsvotn	Iceland	2
1891-12-16	Seguam	United States	2
1892-02-16	Tongariro	New Zealand	2
1892-03-16	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1892-04-15	Seguam	United States	3
1892-05-21	Sorikmarapi	Indonesia	2
1892-06-03	Wurlali	Indonesia	2
1892-06-07	Awu	Indonesia	3
1892-06-14	Karangetang	Indonesia	2
1892-06-20	Etna	Italy	2
1892-07-02	Bulusan	Philippines	2
1892-07-02	Llaima	Chile	2
1892-07-02	Melbourne	Antarctica	–
1892-07-02	Pavlof	United States	2
1892-08-28	Veniaminof	United States	3
1892-09-23	Akutan	United States	1
1892-10-16	Lopevi	Vanuatu	2
1892-11-16	Tongariro	New Zealand	2
1892-11-30	Mauna Loa	United States	0
1892-11-30	Tongariro	New Zealand	2
1893-01-04	Sorikmarapi	Indonesia	2
1893-01-07	Calbuco	Chile	4
1893-01-13	Tengger Caldera	Indonesia	2
1893-01-16	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1893-03-04	Chillan, Nevados de	Chile	2
1893-03-29	Lokon-Empung	Indonesia	2
1893-04-26	Etna	Italy	1
1893-05-19	Azumayama	Japan	1
1893-07-02	Awu	Indonesia	2
1893-07-02	Cleveland	United States	–
1893-07-02	Huequi	Chile	2
1893-07-02	Puyehue-Cordon Caulle	Chile	2
1893-07-16	Kanlaon	Philippines	2
1893-10-03	Mayon	Philippines	1
1893-10-16	Merapi	Indonesia	1
1893-11-09	Azumayama	Japan	1
1893-11-18	Lamongan	Indonesia	2
1893-12-01	Villarrica	Chile	2
1893-12-04	Colima	Mexico	2
1893-12-11	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1893-12-16	Llaima	Chile	2
1894-01-27	Merapi	Indonesia	2
1894-02-08	Shikotsu	Japan	2
1894-02-25	Kirishimayama	Japan	2
1894-03-06	Asosan	Japan	2
1894-03-16	Azumayama	Japan	1
1894-04-06	Asamayama	Japan	2
1894-05-16	Kanlaon	Philippines	2
1894-06-16	Nyamulagira	DR Congo	2
1894-07-02	Alaid	Russia	2
1894-07-02	Bagana	Papua New Guinea	2
1894-07-02	Bulusan	Philippines	2
1894-07-02	Nyiragongo	DR Congo	1
1894-07-02	Pavlof	United States	2
1894-07-02	Reventador	Ecuador	3
1894-07-03	Zaozan [Zaosan]	Japan	2
1894-07-25	Kolokol Group	Russia	2
1894-08-16	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	2
1894-08-17	Shikotsu	Japan	2
1894-10-15	Ambrym	Vanuatu	3
1894-10-16	Avachinsky	Russia	2
1894-10-16	Merapi	Indonesia	1
1894-10-17	Galunggung	Indonesia	3
1894-11-16	Calbuco	Chile	2
1895-02-15	Zaozan [Zaosan]	Japan	1
1895-03-08	Azumayama	Japan	1
1895-03-10	Ruapehu	New Zealand	2
1895-05-22	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1895-06-17	Karkar	Papua New Guinea	2
1895-07-02	Barrier, The	Kenya	2
1895-07-02	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	2
1895-07-02	Dakataua	Papua New Guinea	2
1895-07-02	Dempo	Indonesia	2
1895-07-02	Llaima	Chile	2
1895-07-02	Poas	Costa Rica	1
1895-07-02	San Jose	Chile-Argentina	2
1895-07-02	Sumaco	Ecuador	2
1895-07-16	Banua Wuhu	Indonesia	2
1895-07-16	Kirishimayama	Japan	2
1895-07-20	Mayon	Philippines	2
1895-08-01	Akutan	United States	2
1895-08-22	Zaozan [Zaosan]	Japan	2
1895-11-24	Hunter Island	France - claimed by Vanuatu	–
1895-12-19	Gamalama	Indonesia	1
1896-01-03	Kilauea	United States	0
1896-01-10	Fuego	Guatemala	2
1896-03-08	Zaozan [Zaosan]	Japan	1
1896-04-21	Mauna Loa	United States	0
1896-05-16	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1896-05-22	Tangkuban Parahu	Indonesia	2
1896-07-02	Akutan	United States	–
1896-07-02	Huequi	Chile	2
1896-07-02	Myojinsho	Japan	2
1896-07-02	Nyamulagira	DR Congo	1
1896-07-02	Okataina	New Zealand	1
1896-07-02	Tengger Caldera	Indonesia	2
1896-07-11	Kilauea	United States	0
1896-08-16	Raung	Indonesia	2
1896-08-31	Mayon	Philippines	2
1896-09-05	Lamongan	Indonesia	2
1896-09-16	Vestmannaeyjar	Iceland	–
1896-11-16	Tongariro	New Zealand	2
1896-12-16	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	2
1896-12-21	Kirishimayama	Japan	2
1897-01-01	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1897-01-05	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	0
1897-01-16	Tupungatito	Chile-Argentina	2
1897-02-24	Asosan	Japan	2
1897-03-26	Tinakula	Solomon Islands	2
1897-04-16	Raung	Indonesia	2
1897-05-03	Kirishimayama	Japan	2
1897-05-16	Bagana	Papua New Guinea	2
1897-05-16	Barrier, The	Kenya	2
1897-05-23	Mayon	Philippines	4
1897-05-25	Kuwae	Vanuatu	1
1897-06-24	Kilauea	United States	0
1897-07-02	Batur	Indonesia	2
1897-07-02	Cleveland	United States	–
1897-07-02	Grimsvotn	Iceland	2
1897-07-02	Merapi	Indonesia	2
1897-07-02	Santiago	Ecuador	0
1897-07-02	Sheveluch	Russia	2
1897-07-02	Tongariro	New Zealand	2
1897-07-08	Kusatsu-Shiranesan	Japan	2
1897-09-07	Gamalama	Indonesia	1
1897-11-01	Dona Juana	Colombia	4
1897-12-01	Villarrica	Chile	2
1898-01-14	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	2
1898-01-16	Tongariro	New Zealand	2
1898-02-05	Lamongan	Indonesia	2
1898-02-08	Kirishimayama	Japan	2
1898-02-20	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	2
1898-02-23	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1898-03-26	Ambrym	Vanuatu	1
1898-04-08	Reventador	Ecuador	3
1898-04-16	Mutnovsky	Russia	2
1898-05-02	Colo	Indonesia	3
1898-05-14	Gamalama	Indonesia	2
1898-06-03	Lopevi	Vanuatu	2
1898-07-02	Basile, Pico	Equatorial Guinea	–
1898-07-02	Changbaishan	China-North Korea	2
1898-07-02	Chillan, Nevados de	Chile	2
1898-07-02	Lascar	Chile	2
1898-07-02	Nyiragongo	DR Congo	1
1898-07-02	Shishaldin	United States	2
1898-07-02	Ulawun	Papua New Guinea	3
1898-08-16	Asosan	Japan	2
1898-11-26	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	2
1898-12-03	Maruyama	Japan	2
1898-12-26	Kirishimayama	Japan	2
1898-12-29	Poas	Costa Rica	1
1899-01-12	Buckle Island	Antarctica	2
1899-01-17	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1899-02-13	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	2
1899-02-16	Nyamulagira	DR Congo	1
1899-03-11	Asamayama	Japan	2
1899-05-01	Gede-Pangrango	Indonesia	2
1899-06-02	Lewotolok	Indonesia	2
1899-07-01	Mauna Loa	United States	1
1899-07-02	Bagana	Papua New Guinea	–
1899-07-02	Karangetang	Indonesia	2
1899-07-02	Manam	Papua New Guinea	2
1899-07-02	Nyiragongo	DR Congo	1
1899-07-02	Okmok	United States	3
1899-07-02	Purace	Colombia	2
1899-07-10	Asamayama	Japan	2
1899-07-19	Etna	Italy	3
1899-07-28	Kirishimayama	Japan	2
1899-08-11	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1899-08-24	Adatarayama	Japan	2
1899-09-03	Wrangell	United States	2
1899-11-15	Etna	Italy	2
1899-11-22	Negro, Cerro	Nicaragua	2
1899-12-16	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1899-12-31	Izalco	El Salvador	2

← 1880s 1900s →

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.