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Eruptions starting in the 1970s

Eruptions311

Volcanoes140

Largest VEI4

By country

Indonesia46

Japan33

New Zealand28

United States28

Russia21

Vanuatu20

Papua New Guinea17

France13

Chile11

Costa Rica10

Nicaragua10

Ecuador10

Nearby decades

1920s280

1930s283

1940s241

1950s357

1960s341

1970s ◀311

1980s318

1990s318

2000s392

2010s367

2020s188

Start	Volcano	Country	VEI
1970-01-05	Batur	Indonesia	1
1970-01-15	Ulawun	Papua New Guinea	3
1970-01-16	Tolbachik	Russia	1
1970-01-26	Izu-Oshima	Japan	1
1970-01-29	Myojinsho	Japan	2
1970-02-16	Kolokol Group	Russia	3
1970-02-16	Soputan	Indonesia	2
1970-03-30	San Miguel	El Salvador	1
1970-04-21	Asosan	Japan	2
1970-05-05	Hekla	Iceland	3
1970-05-09	Lopevi	Vanuatu	2
1970-05-11	Karymsky	Russia	3
1970-05-20	Langila	Papua New Guinea	2
1970-05-21	Bagana	Papua New Guinea	2
1970-05-26	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	2
1970-06-05	Kanlaon	Philippines	1
1970-06-21	Moua Pihaa	France	0
1970-06-30	Izu-Oshima	Japan	1
1970-06-30	Whakaari/White Island	New Zealand	2
1970-07-02	Etorofu-Yakeyama [Grozny Group]	Japan - administered by Russia	1
1970-07-02	Lewotobi	Indonesia	2
1970-07-02	Rumble III	New Zealand	0
1970-07-02	Sirung	Indonesia	2
1970-07-02	Sorikmarapi	Indonesia	2
1970-07-16	Poas	Costa Rica	1
1970-07-26	Marapi	Indonesia	2
1970-08-12	Deception Island	Antarctica	3
1970-08-14	Rincon de la Vieja	Costa Rica	1
1970-09-16	Ruapehu	New Zealand	1
1970-09-16	Tolbachik	Russia	2
1970-09-18	Akita-Komagatake	Japan	2
1970-09-18	Jan Mayen	Norway	3
1970-11-09	Taal	Philippines	1
1970-11-27	Karangetang	Indonesia	2
1971-01-16	Lewotobi	Indonesia	2
1971-01-26	Langila	Papua New Guinea	2
1971-02-03	Ambrym	Vanuatu	2
1971-02-03	Negro, Cerro	Nicaragua	3
1971-02-22	Kuwae	Vanuatu	2
1971-03-11	Batur	Indonesia	1
1971-03-16	Bezymianny	Russia	3
1971-03-24	Nyamulagira	DR Congo	3
1971-04-03	Ruapehu	New Zealand	2
1971-04-05	Izu-Oshima	Japan	1
1971-04-09	Whakaari/White Island	New Zealand	2
1971-05-03	San Cristobal	Nicaragua	1
1971-05-11	Lokon-Empung	Indonesia	2
1971-05-12	Gaua	Vanuatu	2
1971-05-19	Soputan	Indonesia	1
1971-06-16	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	1
1971-07-16	Chiginagak	United States	2
1971-07-19	Whakaari/White Island	New Zealand	2
1971-08-05	Kirishimayama	Japan	1
1971-08-12	Hudson, Cerro	Chile	3
1971-09-06	Rocard	France	0
1971-09-06	Tinakula	Solomon Islands	2
1971-09-14	Fuego	Guatemala	3
1971-09-14	Raung	Indonesia	1
1971-09-19	Etna	Italy	2
1971-10-04	Soufriere St. Vincent	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0
1971-10-07	Augustine	United States	1
1971-10-26	La Palma	Spain	2
1971-10-29	Sundoro	Indonesia	2
1971-10-29	Villarrica	Chile	2
1971-11-16	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	1
1971-12-01	Llaima	Chile	2
1972-01-03	Erebus	Antarctica	1
1972-01-08	Titan Ridge	Papua New Guinea	0
1972-01-16	Karangetang	Indonesia	3
1972-01-19	Batur	Indonesia	2
1972-01-26	Tengger Caldera	Indonesia	2
1972-02-09	Poas	Costa Rica	2
1972-03-19	Tongariro	New Zealand	2
1972-04-15	Ambrym	Vanuatu	3
1972-06-04	Fernandina	Ecuador	0
1972-06-09	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	2
1972-06-10	Krakatau	Indonesia	2
1972-06-18	Alaid	Russia	3
1972-06-29	Galapagos Rift at 86°W	Ecuador	0
1972-07-02	Bagana	Papua New Guinea	2
1972-07-02	Lautaro	Chile	1
1972-07-04	Rocard	France	0
1972-07-05	Kick 'em Jenny	Grenada	0
1972-07-16	Reventador	Ecuador	2
1972-08-26	Calbuco	Chile	2
1972-09-02	Kuchinoerabujima	Japan	2
1972-09-08	Karthala	Union of the Comoros	1
1972-10-06	Merapi	Indonesia	2
1972-10-09	Ritter Island	Papua New Guinea	1
1972-10-22	Paluweh	Indonesia	3
1972-10-22	Ruapehu	New Zealand	1
1972-10-24	Kavachi	Solomon Islands	0
1972-11-12	Acatenango	Guatemala	1
1972-11-22	Tongariro	New Zealand	3
1972-12-16	Erebus	Antarctica	2
1973-01-06	Soputan	Indonesia	2
1973-01-15	Jan Mayen	Norway	1
1973-01-16	Asosan	Japan	2
1973-01-16	Etorofu-Yakeyama [Grozny Group]	Japan - administered by Russia	1
1973-01-23	Vestmannaeyjar	Iceland	3
1973-01-24	Dempo	Indonesia	2
1973-02-01	Asamayama	Japan	2
1973-02-22	Okataina	New Zealand	1
1973-02-23	Fuego	Guatemala	2
1973-02-24	Langila	Papua New Guinea	3
1973-03-16	Akutan	United States	2
1973-04-12	Nishinoshima	Japan	2
1973-04-15	Ambrym	Vanuatu	3
1973-04-16	Iliboleng	Indonesia	2
1973-04-16	Long Island	Papua New Guinea	2
1973-05-10	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	2
1973-05-16	Etorofu-Yakeyama [Grozny Group]	Japan - administered by Russia	2
1973-05-16	Raung	Indonesia	1
1973-07-10	Vailuluu	United States	0
1973-07-11	Curacoa	Tonga	3
1973-07-14	Chachadake [Tiatia]	Japan - administered by Russia	4
1973-07-16	Chillan, Nevados de	Chile	2
1973-07-24	Marapi	Indonesia	2
1973-07-25	Kolokol Group	Russia	1
1973-08-10	Chikurachki	Russia	2
1973-08-16	Slamet	Indonesia	1
1973-08-25	Atka Volcanic Complex	United States	0
1973-09-15	Lokon-Empung	Indonesia	1
1973-09-27	Fukujin	United States	1
1973-10-04	Ulawun	Papua New Guinea	2
1973-10-09	Gaua	Vanuatu	2
1973-10-15	Rumble III	New Zealand	0
1973-10-27	Paluweh	Indonesia	2
1973-10-31	Ruapehu	New Zealand	1
1973-11-05	Kuchinoerabujima	Japan	2
1973-11-12	Pavlof	United States	2
1973-11-16	Reventador	Ecuador	3
1973-12-05	Iliwerung	Indonesia	2
1973-12-09	Fernandina	Ecuador	2
1973-12-18	Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba	Japan	2
1973-12-24	Concepcion	Nicaragua	2
1974-01-16	Lopevi	Vanuatu	2
1974-02-04	Kuwae	Vanuatu	0
1974-02-11	Akutan	United States	2
1974-02-14	Karkar	Papua New Guinea	2
1974-02-19	Great Sitkin	United States	2
1974-02-26	Dempo	Indonesia	2
1974-02-28	Izu-Oshima	Japan	1
1974-03-01	Chokaisan	Japan	1
1974-03-04	Manam	Papua New Guinea	3
1974-03-12	Batur	Indonesia	2
1974-03-12	Pavlof	United States	1
1974-04-08	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	3
1974-06-03	Kuchinoerabujima	Japan	1
1974-06-15	Raung	Indonesia	2
1974-07-02	Galeras	Colombia	1
1974-07-15	Trident	United States	3
1974-07-28	Niigata-Yakeyama	Japan	2
1974-09-01	Pavlof	United States	3
1974-09-05	Kick 'em Jenny	Grenada	0
1974-09-08	Whakaari/White Island	New Zealand	2
1974-09-11	Poas	Costa Rica	2
1974-10-10	Fuego	Guatemala	4
1974-10-17	Ritter Island	Papua New Guinea	1
1974-11-12	Kavachi	Solomon Islands	1
1974-12-24	Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba	Japan	2
1974-12-30	Karkar	Papua New Guinea	2
1974-12-31	Kilauea	United States	0
1975-01-16	Marapi	Indonesia	2
1975-02-12	Tongariro	New Zealand	3
1975-03-06	Lopevi	Vanuatu	2
1975-03-16	Raung	Indonesia	1
1975-03-27	Krakatau	Indonesia	2
1975-04-24	Ruapehu	New Zealand	2
1975-05-16	Telica	Nicaragua	0
1975-05-28	Fuego	Guatemala	1
1975-06-28	Tolbachik	Russia	4
1975-07-02	Southern Thule	United Kingdom	1
1975-07-05	Mauna Loa	United States	0
1975-08-16	Kavachi	Solomon Islands	1
1975-08-25	Minami-Hiyoshi	Japan	0
1975-09-13	Pavlof	United States	2
1975-09-13	Shishaldin	United States	2
1975-10-02	Izu-Torishima	Japan	2
1975-10-16	Asosan	Japan	1
1975-10-17	Ruapehu	New Zealand	1
1975-11-04	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	1
1975-11-16	Lokon-Empung	Indonesia	2
1975-11-29	Kilauea	United States	0
1975-12-11	Colima	Mexico	2
1975-12-20	Krafla	Iceland	0
1976-01-01	Axial Seamount	Undersea Features	0
1976-01-02	Long Island	Papua New Guinea	1
1976-01-04	Reventador	Ecuador	2
1976-01-15	Gaua	Vanuatu	2
1976-01-16	Ioto	Japan	1
1976-01-16	Shishaldin	United States	2
1976-01-22	Augustine	United States	4
1976-03-02	Kusatsu-Shiranesan	Japan	1
1976-03-06	Ruapehu	New Zealand	1
1976-03-09	San Cristobal	Nicaragua	1
1976-03-25	Bezymianny	Russia	2
1976-04-02	Kuchinoerabujima	Japan	2
1976-05-01	Lopevi	Vanuatu	1
1976-06-07	Raung	Indonesia	2
1976-06-21	Poas	Costa Rica	2
1976-07-08	Soufriere Guadeloupe	France	2
1976-08-23	Tongariro	New Zealand	1
1976-08-24	Kavachi	Solomon Islands	1
1976-08-29	San Cristobal	Nicaragua	1
1976-09-03	Taal	Philippines	2
1976-09-12	Ruapehu	New Zealand	1
1976-09-15	Karangetang	Indonesia	2
1976-09-23	Sarychev Peak	Russia	2
1976-10-15	Akutan	United States	2
1976-11-02	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	1
1976-11-03	Telica	Nicaragua	1
1976-12-02	San Miguel	El Salvador	1
1976-12-18	Whakaari/White Island	New Zealand	3
1976-12-23	Nyamulagira	DR Congo	1
1977-01-10	Nyiragongo	DR Congo	1
1977-01-14	Kick 'em Jenny	Grenada	0
1977-01-20	Ambrym	Vanuatu	2
1977-01-26	Villarrica	Chile	1
1977-02-22	Kavachi	Solomon Islands	1
1977-03-03	Fuego	Guatemala	1
1977-03-03	Irazu	Costa Rica	1
1977-03-06	Seguam	United States	1
1977-03-19	Purace	Colombia	2
1977-03-23	Fernandina	Ecuador	1
1977-03-24	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	0
1977-03-25	Bezymianny	Russia	3
1977-03-30	Ukinrek Maars	United States	3
1977-04-04	Concepcion	Nicaragua	2
1977-04-05	Karthala	Union of the Comoros	1
1977-04-11	Asosan	Japan	2
1977-04-13	Gaua	Vanuatu	2
1977-04-16	Monowai	New Zealand	0
1977-04-27	Krafla	Iceland	1
1977-05-16	Poas	Costa Rica	1
1977-06-09	Raung	Indonesia	2
1977-07-04	Tongariro	New Zealand	1
1977-07-16	Ruapehu	New Zealand	2
1977-07-17	Kavachi	Solomon Islands	1
1977-08-02	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	3
1977-08-07	Toya	Japan	3
1977-08-16	Ambrym	Vanuatu	2
1977-09-11	Fuego	Guatemala	2
1977-09-13	Kilauea	United States	0
1977-10-03	Taal	Philippines	2
1977-10-16	San Cristobal	Nicaragua	2
1977-10-17	Monowai	New Zealand	0
1977-10-24	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	1
1977-11-11	Kick 'em Jenny	Grenada	0
1977-11-16	Mahawu	Indonesia	0
1977-12-07	Azumayama	Japan	1
1977-12-10	Macdonald	France	0
1977-12-16	Colima	Mexico	1
1977-12-18	Poas	Costa Rica	2
1978-01-06	Didicas	Philippines	2
1978-01-16	Raung	Indonesia	1
1978-02-04	Westdahl	United States	3
1978-02-08	Shishaldin	United States	2
1978-02-16	Monowai	New Zealand	0
1978-02-22	Karangetang	Indonesia	1
1978-02-23	Okataina	New Zealand	1
1978-03-07	Mayon	Philippines	2
1978-03-30	Concepcion	Nicaragua	2
1978-05-07	Ulawun	Papua New Guinea	3
1978-05-14	Shikotsu	Japan	1
1978-06-16	Lautaro	Chile	1
1978-06-21	Kavachi	Solomon Islands	2
1978-06-27	Kanlaon	Philippines	2
1978-07-10	Krakatau	Indonesia	1
1978-07-20	Chachadake [Tiatia]	Japan - administered by Russia	2
1978-07-29	Bulusan	Philippines	2
1978-08-08	Fernandina	Ecuador	2
1978-09-08	Bezymianny	Russia	2
1978-09-22	Poas	Costa Rica	1
1978-09-25	Akutan	United States	2
1978-11-07	Ardoukoba	Djibouti	1
1978-11-22	Lopevi	Vanuatu	2
1978-12-11	Ioto	Japan	1
1978-12-12	Shikotsu	Japan	1
1979-01-12	Karkar	Papua New Guinea	2
1979-01-26	Ambrym	Vanuatu	2
1979-01-29	Azul, Cerro	Ecuador	2
1979-02-11	Bezymianny	Russia	3
1979-02-16	Kirishimayama	Japan	1
1979-02-16	Monowai	New Zealand	1
1979-02-16	Shishaldin	United States	2
1979-02-20	Dieng Volcanic Complex	Indonesia	1
1979-03-08	Lautaro	Chile	2
1979-04-13	Soufriere St. Vincent	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3
1979-04-14	Carran-Los Venados	Chile	2
1979-04-16	Chirinkotan	Russia	2
1979-05-10	Lateiki	Tonga	2
1979-05-14	Curacoa	Tonga	1
1979-05-28	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	1
1979-05-31	Karangetang	Indonesia	1
1979-06-05	Asosan	Japan	2
1979-06-06	Ambrym	Vanuatu	2
1979-06-30	Ruapehu	New Zealand	1
1979-07-02	East Epi	Vanuatu	0
1979-07-02	Lopevi	Vanuatu	2
1979-07-02	Peuet Sague	Indonesia	2
1979-07-03	Etna	Italy	2
1979-07-15	Krakatau	Indonesia	2
1979-09-08	Poas	Costa Rica	1
1979-09-18	Bezymianny	Russia	2
1979-09-30	Macdonald	France	0
1979-10-15	Llaima	Chile	2
1979-10-28	Ontakesan	Japan	2
1979-11-13	Negra, Sierra	Ecuador	3
1979-11-16	Kilauea	United States	0
1979-12-27	Bulusan	Philippines	3

← 1960s 1980s →

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.