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Eruptions starting in the 1900s

Eruptions269

Volcanoes138

Largest VEI6

By country

Indonesia64

Japan28

United States26

Chile21

New Zealand14

Russia13

DR Congo13

France10

Papua New Guinea10

Philippines9

Nicaragua8

Ecuador6

Nearby decades

1850s173

1860s175

1870s175

1880s220

1890s218

1900s ◀269

1910s239

1920s280

1930s283

1940s241

1950s357

Start	Volcano	Country	VEI
1900-01-16	Okataina	New Zealand	1
1900-01-22	Asamayama	Japan	2
1900-03-01	Mayon	Philippines	2
1900-03-29	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1900-05-11	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	0
1900-06-04	Dempo	Indonesia	2
1900-06-16	Wrangell	United States	2
1900-07-02	Bora-Bericha-Tullu Moye	Ethiopia	1
1900-07-02	Chirinkotan	Russia	–
1900-07-02	Didicas	Philippines	0
1900-07-02	Huequi	Chile	2
1900-07-02	Karangetang	Indonesia	2
1900-07-02	Langila	Papua New Guinea	2
1900-07-02	Nyiragongo	DR Congo	1
1900-07-02	Saunders	United Kingdom	0
1900-07-17	Adatarayama	Japan	2
1900-10-01	Kusatsu-Shiranesan	Japan	1
1900-10-26	Dempo	Indonesia	2
1900-11-30	Rinjani	Indonesia	2
1901-01-16	Farallon de Pajaros	United States	2
1901-01-29	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1901-02-04	Soputan	Indonesia	2
1901-02-21	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	2
1901-04-16	Tupungatito	Chile-Argentina	2
1901-05-18	Banda Api	Indonesia	2
1901-05-22	Kelud	Indonesia	3
1901-06-01	Rinjani	Indonesia	2
1901-07-02	Dukono	Indonesia	2
1901-07-02	Iliinsky	Russia	3
1901-07-02	Nyamulagira	DR Congo	2
1901-07-02	Nyiragongo	DR Congo	1
1901-07-02	Pavlof	United States	2
1901-07-02	Shishaldin	United States	–
1901-07-04	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	2
1901-07-07	Avachinsky	Russia	2
1902-01-18	Redoubt	United States	3
1902-01-31	Kanlaon	Philippines	2
1902-02-03	Merapi	Indonesia	1
1902-02-07	Asamayama	Japan	2
1902-02-14	Kilauea	United States	0
1902-02-16	Raung	Indonesia	2
1902-03-31	Momotombo	Nicaragua	2
1902-04-22	Nyamulagira	DR Congo	0
1902-04-23	Pelee	France	4
1902-05-01	Sundoro	Indonesia	1
1902-05-06	Soufriere St. Vincent	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4
1902-05-07	Sao Jorge	Portugal	0
1902-05-10	Izalco	El Salvador	2
1902-06-03	Kilauea	United States	0
1902-07-02	Akita-Komagatake	Japan	1
1902-07-02	Concepcion	Nicaragua	2
1902-07-02	Lascar	Chile	2
1902-07-02	Mayon	Philippines	1
1902-07-02	Nyiragongo	DR Congo	1
1902-07-02	Purace	Colombia	2
1902-07-02	Salak	Indonesia	2
1902-07-02	Seguam	United States	3
1902-07-02	Villarrica	Chile	2
1902-07-15	Kusatsu-Shiranesan	Japan	1
1902-07-15	Masaya	Nicaragua	2
1902-07-15	Wrangell	United States	2
1902-08-05	Asamayama	Japan	2
1902-08-07	Izu-Torishima	Japan	3
1902-08-13	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	2
1902-10-24	Santa Maria	Guatemala	6
1902-10-30	Savaii	Samoa	1
1902-12-16	Bardarbunga	Iceland	2
1902-12-16	Merapi	Indonesia	2
1902-12-16	Thordarhyrna	Iceland	4
1903-01-01	Erebus	Antarctica	0
1903-02-15	Colima	Mexico	3
1903-03-15	Io-Torishima	Japan	2
1903-03-26	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1903-04-15	Changbaishan	China-North Korea	–
1903-04-16	Taal	Philippines	2
1903-05-12	Llaima	Chile	2
1903-07-02	Basile, Pico	Equatorial Guinea	–
1903-07-02	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	0
1903-07-02	Hunter Island	France - claimed by Vanuatu	0
1903-07-02	Ruapehu	New Zealand	2
1903-07-02	Santa Maria	Guatemala	2
1903-08-29	Kirishimayama	Japan	2
1903-09-01	Mauna Loa	United States	0
1903-09-26	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	3
1903-10-17	Sundoro	Indonesia	2
1903-11-16	Izalco	El Salvador	2
1903-11-25	Kilauea	United States	0
1903-11-28	Raung	Indonesia	2
1903-12-08	Nila	Indonesia	2
1904-01-02	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1904-01-12	Santa Ana	El Salvador	2
1904-01-31	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	2
1904-02-25	Karthala	Union of the Comoros	2
1904-04-02	Mutnovsky	Russia	2
1904-04-16	Nyamulagira	DR Congo	2
1904-04-16	Taal	Philippines	1
1904-04-17	Banua Wuhu	Indonesia	2
1904-04-18	Marapi	Indonesia	1
1904-04-22	Ruang	Indonesia	3
1904-04-30	Manam	Papua New Guinea	–
1904-05-16	Masaya	Nicaragua	2
1904-06-03	Teon	Indonesia	2
1904-07-02	Batur	Indonesia	2
1904-07-02	Colima	Mexico	1
1904-07-02	Iliboleng	Indonesia	2
1904-07-02	Kanaga	United States	0
1904-07-02	Kanlaon	Philippines	2
1904-07-02	Lengai, Ol Doinyo	Tanzania	0
1904-07-02	Santiago	Ecuador	0
1904-07-02	Tolbachik	Russia	2
1904-07-02	Villarrica	Chile	2
1904-07-14	Slamet	Indonesia	2
1904-08-04	Asamayama	Japan	2
1904-08-09	Lolobau	Papua New Guinea	4
1904-08-19	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	2
1904-08-27	Banua Wuhu	Indonesia	2
1904-10-04	Mahawu	Indonesia	2
1904-10-26	Manam	Papua New Guinea	3
1904-11-14	Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba	Japan	3
1904-11-22	Tongariro	New Zealand	2
1905-01-16	Merapi	Indonesia	2
1905-01-16	Momotombo	Nicaragua	2
1905-02-15	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	2
1905-02-18	Okataina	New Zealand	1
1905-02-22	Kilauea	United States	0
1905-05-21	Karangetang	Indonesia	2
1905-06-17	Okataina	New Zealand	1
1905-07-02	Batur	Indonesia	2
1905-07-02	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	2
1905-07-02	Dempo	Indonesia	0
1905-07-02	Nyiragongo	DR Congo	1
1905-07-02	Penguin Island	Antarctica	–
1905-07-02	Puyehue-Cordon Caulle	Chile	2
1905-07-02	Sheveluch	Russia	–
1905-07-02	Tongariro	New Zealand	2
1905-07-02	Zaozan [Zaosan]	Japan	1
1905-07-22	Nyamulagira	DR Congo	2
1905-08-04	Savaii	Samoa	2
1905-08-04	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1905-08-19	Hokkaido-Komagatake	Japan	2
1905-10-16	Kusatsu-Shiranesan	Japan	2
1905-10-28	Maipo	Chile-Argentina	2
1905-11-01	Marapi	Indonesia	2
1905-11-06	Kanlaon	Philippines	2
1905-11-16	Inielika	Indonesia	2
1906-01-02	Masaya	Nicaragua	2
1906-01-16	Tofua	Tonga	2
1906-01-26	Merapi	Indonesia	2
1906-02-21	Okataina	New Zealand	1
1906-03-01	Bogoslof	United States	3
1906-03-15	Ruapehu	New Zealand	2
1906-03-16	Fonualei	Tonga	–
1906-03-16	Tongariro	New Zealand	2
1906-04-06	Asamayama	Japan	2
1906-04-07	Myojinsho	Japan	1
1906-04-22	Villarrica	Chile	2
1906-04-29	Rinjani	Indonesia	1
1906-05-16	Erta Ale	Ethiopia	0
1906-05-16	Kanaga	United States	–
1906-06-07	Asosan	Japan	3
1906-06-17	Soputan	Indonesia	2
1906-07-02	Asuncion	United States	2
1906-07-02	Azul, Cerro	Chile	2
1906-07-02	Calbuco	Chile	2
1906-07-02	Huequi	Chile	2
1906-07-02	Nemo Peak	Russia	2
1906-07-02	Nyiragongo	DR Congo	1
1906-07-02	Pavlof	United States	3
1906-07-02	Purace	Colombia	2
1906-08-06	Chillan, Nevados de	Chile	2
1906-08-21	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	2
1906-09-22	Sundoro	Indonesia	2
1906-09-25	Tengger Caldera	Indonesia	2
1906-10-16	Ubinas	Peru	2
1906-12-02	Kilauea	United States	0
1906-12-16	Tofua	Tonga	2
1907-01-07	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1907-01-09	Mauna Loa	United States	0
1907-01-18	Asamayama	Japan	2
1907-02-15	Tupungatito	Chile-Argentina	2
1907-02-16	Tongariro	New Zealand	2
1907-03-28	Ksudach	Russia	5
1907-04-01	Monaco Bank	Portugal	0
1907-04-09	Carran-Los Venados	Chile	3
1907-04-16	Nyamulagira	DR Congo	1
1907-04-22	Calbuco	Chile	2
1907-05-05	Villarrica	Chile	2
1907-06-05	Soputan	Indonesia	2
1907-06-16	Alayta	Ethiopia	2
1907-06-16	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	2
1907-07-02	Akutan	United States	–
1907-07-02	Atka Volcanic Complex	United States	–
1907-07-02	Babuyan Claro	Philippines	2
1907-07-02	Chillan, Nevados de	Chile	1
1907-07-02	Kaba	Indonesia	2
1907-07-02	Langila	Papua New Guinea	2
1907-07-02	Lengai, Ol Doinyo	Tanzania	0
1907-07-02	Llaima	Chile	2
1907-07-02	Makushin	United States	–
1907-07-02	Ubinas	Peru	2
1907-07-09	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1907-07-16	Tofua Arc at 21.3°S	Tonga	0
1907-07-28	Azul, Cerro	Chile	2
1907-08-16	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	2
1907-08-24	Asamayama	Japan	2
1907-08-28	Tengger Caldera	Indonesia	2
1907-09-16	Concepcion	Nicaragua	2
1907-09-28	Lewotobi	Indonesia	3
1907-11-07	Nyamulagira	DR Congo	3
1907-11-16	Bam	Papua New Guinea	2
1907-11-16	Telica	Nicaragua	2
1907-11-16	Tongariro	New Zealand	2
1907-11-17	Gamalama	Indonesia	2
1907-11-29	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	0
1907-12-08	Yakedake	Japan	2
1907-12-12	Asosan	Japan	2
1907-12-14	Tengger Caldera	Indonesia	2
1907-12-17	Marapi	Indonesia	2
1908-01-16	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1908-01-17	Asosan	Japan	2
1908-02-13	Asamayama	Japan	2
1908-02-16	Dempo	Indonesia	2
1908-02-22	Akutan	United States	0
1908-03-16	Erebus	Antarctica	2
1908-04-29	Etna	Italy	2
1908-06-16	Soputan	Indonesia	2
1908-07-02	Ambrym	Vanuatu	2
1908-07-02	Augustine	United States	1
1908-07-02	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	1
1908-07-02	Karymsky	Russia	2
1908-07-02	Lopevi	Vanuatu	2
1908-07-02	Nyamulagira	DR Congo	–
1908-07-02	Reclus	Chile	1
1908-07-12	Bam	Papua New Guinea	2
1908-07-15	Bagana	Papua New Guinea	2
1908-07-16	Merapi	Indonesia	1
1908-08-05	Asamayama	Japan	2
1908-10-01	Okataina	New Zealand	1
1908-10-16	Kerinci	Indonesia	2
1908-10-31	Villarrica	Chile	2
1908-12-18	Colima	Mexico	3
1909-01-08	Lewotobi	Indonesia	2
1909-01-11	Shikotsu	Japan	3
1909-01-12	Tengger Caldera	Indonesia	2
1909-01-29	Asamayama	Japan	1
1909-02-01	Merapi	Indonesia	1
1909-03-16	Calbuco	Chile	2
1909-03-16	Tongariro	New Zealand	2
1909-04-16	Asosan	Japan	2
1909-04-16	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	2
1909-04-19	Bam	Papua New Guinea	2
1909-04-28	Cameroon	Cameroon	2
1909-05-02	Gede-Pangrango	Indonesia	1
1909-05-13	Whakaari/White Island	New Zealand	2
1909-05-16	Nyamulagira	DR Congo	1
1909-06-03	Sumbing	Indonesia	2
1909-06-16	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	2
1909-07-02	Fogo	Cabo Verde	–
1909-07-02	Manam	Papua New Guinea	2
1909-07-02	Pagan	United States	2
1909-07-28	Ambrym	Vanuatu	2
1909-08-16	Avachinsky	Russia	2
1909-08-16	Tinakula	Solomon Islands	2
1909-08-19	Villarrica	Chile	2
1909-09-16	Bogoslof	United States	2
1909-09-16	Semeru	Indonesia	2
1909-11-09	Iliboleng	Indonesia	2
1909-11-18	Tenerife	Spain	2
1909-11-30	Rinjani	Indonesia	2

← 1890s 1910s →

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.