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Eruptions starting in the 2000s

Eruptions392

Volcanoes147

Largest VEI4

By country

Indonesia66

Russia36

Japan35

Papua New Guinea33

United States33

Nicaragua28

Philippines16

Chile15

New Zealand13

France12

Vanuatu12

Ecuador11

Nearby decades

1950s357

1960s341

1970s311

1980s318

1990s318

2000s ◀392

2010s367

2020s188

Start	Volcano	Country	VEI
2000-01-16	Kikai	Japan	2
2000-01-27	Nyamulagira	DR Congo	2
2000-02-03	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	2
2000-02-14	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	0
2000-02-24	Suwanosejima	Japan	2
2000-02-26	Hekla	Iceland	3
2000-02-28	Bagana	Papua New Guinea	2
2000-02-29	Tinakula	Solomon Islands	1
2000-03-07	Heard	Australia	2
2000-03-07	Whakaari/White Island	New Zealand	3
2000-03-11	Marapi	Indonesia	2
2000-03-14	Bezymianny	Russia	2
2000-03-17	Mutnovsky	Russia	2
2000-03-21	Galeras	Colombia	1
2000-03-31	Toya	Japan	2
2000-04-16	Sabancaya	Peru	2
2000-05-10	Lokon-Empung	Indonesia	2
2000-05-13	Saunders	United Kingdom	0
2000-05-13	Soputan	Indonesia	2
2000-05-28	Cameroon	Cameroon	2
2000-05-29	Krakatau	Indonesia	1
2000-06-03	Manam	Papua New Guinea	2
2000-06-23	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	1
2000-06-27	Miyakejima	Japan	3
2000-06-30	Mutnovsky	Russia	1
2000-07-01	Copahue	Chile-Argentina	2
2000-07-09	Raung	Indonesia	2
2000-07-16	Mayon	Philippines	2
2000-07-18	Bezymianny	Russia	2
2000-07-20	Lascar	Chile	2
2000-07-28	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	2
2000-08-16	Pacaya	Guatemala	1
2000-08-22	Kaba	Indonesia	1
2000-09-04	Hokkaido-Komagatake	Japan	1
2000-09-28	Ulawun	Papua New Guinea	4
2000-10-16	Kikai	Japan	1
2000-11-29	Tengger Caldera	Indonesia	2
2000-12-19	Suwanosejima	Japan	3
2000-12-25	Peuet Sague	Indonesia	2
2001-01-08	Mayon	Philippines	3
2001-01-11	Inielika	Indonesia	2
2001-01-11	Miyakejima	Japan	2
2001-01-16	Ulawun	Papua New Guinea	3
2001-01-17	Telica	Nicaragua	1
2001-02-02	Cleveland	United States	3
2001-02-06	Nyamulagira	DR Congo	2
2001-02-19	Whakaari/White Island	New Zealand	2
2001-03-27	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	0
2001-04-13	Marapi	Indonesia	2
2001-04-23	Masaya	Nicaragua	1
2001-04-24	Ahyi	United States	0
2001-05-03	McDonald Islands	Australia	1
2001-05-11	San Cristobal	Nicaragua	1
2001-05-12	Kerinci	Indonesia	2
2001-05-28	Ibu	Indonesia	0
2001-06-08	Lopevi	Vanuatu	3
2001-06-14	Manam	Papua New Guinea	2
2001-07-21	Krakatau	Indonesia	1
2001-07-23	Bezymianny	Russia	3
2001-08-28	Ulawun	Papua New Guinea	2
2001-09-21	Ioto	Japan	1
2001-09-25	Talang	Indonesia	1
2001-09-27	Tofua Arc at 18.3°S	Tonga	2
2001-10-01	Montagu Island	United Kingdom	1
2001-10-05	Avachinsky	Russia	1
2001-10-31	Pacaya	Guatemala	1
2001-11-15	Karymsky	Russia	3
2001-11-24	Walvis Ridge at 33°S	Undersea Features	0
2001-11-26	Guagua Pichincha	Ecuador	1
2001-12-04	Kick 'em Jenny	Grenada	0
2001-12-10	Bezymianny	Russia	2
2001-12-16	Etna	Italy	1
2002-01-04	Fuego	Guatemala	3
2002-01-05	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	0
2002-01-13	Manam	Papua New Guinea	3
2002-01-16	San Miguel	El Salvador	1
2002-01-17	Nyiragongo	DR Congo	1
2002-01-25	Chikurachki	Russia	2
2002-02-09	Lokon-Empung	Indonesia	2
2002-03-16	East Epi	Vanuatu	1
2002-04-09	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	2
2002-04-16	Guagua Pichincha	Ecuador	1
2002-05-11	Kikai	Japan	2
2002-05-17	Nyiragongo	DR Congo	2
2002-05-24	Monowai	New Zealand	0
2002-05-25	Langila	Papua New Guinea	2
2002-05-29	San Cristobal	Nicaragua	1
2002-05-30	Pacaya	Guatemala	1
2002-06-07	Galeras	Colombia	1
2002-06-16	Raung	Indonesia	2
2002-06-24	Atka Volcanic Complex	United States	1
2002-07-25	Nyamulagira	DR Congo	2
2002-08-03	Witori	Papua New Guinea	3
2002-08-12	Izu-Torishima	Japan	2
2002-08-22	Ulawun	Papua New Guinea	2
2002-09-24	Veniaminof	United States	1
2002-09-25	Ruang	Indonesia	4
2002-10-06	Rabaul	Papua New Guinea	2
2002-10-11	Guagua Pichincha	Ecuador	1
2002-10-11	Mayon	Philippines	1
2002-10-12	Lewotobi	Indonesia	1
2002-10-13	Llaima	Chile	1
2002-10-17	Telica	Nicaragua	0
2002-10-26	Lascar	Chile	2
2002-10-31	Manam	Papua New Guinea	2
2002-11-01	Monowai	New Zealand	0
2002-11-03	Reventador	Ecuador	4
2002-11-11	Papandayan	Indonesia	2
2002-11-16	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	2
2002-11-24	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	2
2002-11-28	Kanlaon	Philippines	1
2002-12-23	Lokon-Empung	Indonesia	2
2002-12-25	Bezymianny	Russia	2
2003-02-06	Asamayama	Japan	1
2003-02-16	Kikai	Japan	2
2003-03-07	Kanlaon	Philippines	1
2003-03-17	Mayon	Philippines	2
2003-04-09	Llaima	Chile	2
2003-04-10	Monowai	New Zealand	0
2003-04-14	Ulawun	Papua New Guinea	2
2003-04-16	Vailuluu	United States	0
2003-04-17	Chikurachki	Russia	2
2003-05-10	Anatahan	United States	3
2003-05-17	Manam	Papua New Guinea	1
2003-05-23	Villarrica	Chile	1
2003-05-30	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	0
2003-05-30	Lewotobi	Indonesia	2
2003-05-31	Northern EPR at 10.7°N	Undersea Features	0
2003-06-08	Lopevi	Vanuatu	3
2003-06-09	Heard	Australia	0
2003-06-17	San Cristobal	Nicaragua	1
2003-07-02	NW Rota-1	United States	0
2003-07-10	Asosan	Japan	1
2003-07-16	Dieng Volcanic Complex	Indonesia	1
2003-07-26	Bezymianny	Russia	3
2003-07-30	Sabancaya	Peru	2
2003-07-31	Gamalama	Indonesia	2
2003-08-29	Chillan, Nevados de	Chile	1
2003-09-12	Lokon-Empung	Indonesia	3
2003-09-22	Masaya	Nicaragua	1
2003-10-26	Manam	Papua New Guinea	1
2004-01-14	Asosan	Japan	1
2004-01-14	Bezymianny	Russia	3
2004-01-20	Langila	Papua New Guinea	2
2004-01-29	Egon	Indonesia	1
2004-02-12	Etna	Italy	1
2004-02-16	East Epi	Vanuatu	2
2004-02-16	Veniaminof	United States	2
2004-02-17	Shishaldin	United States	2
2004-02-25	Tokachidake	Japan	1
2004-03-03	Soufriere Hills	United Kingdom	3
2004-03-05	Kikai	Japan	2
2004-03-15	Kavachi	Solomon Islands	1
2004-03-19	Tofua	Tonga	1
2004-03-31	Telica	Nicaragua	1
2004-04-02	Karangetang	Indonesia	2
2004-04-12	Anatahan	United States	3
2004-04-12	Ulawun	Papua New Guinea	2
2004-05-02	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	1
2004-05-08	Nyamulagira	DR Congo	2
2004-05-16	Ibu	Indonesia	0
2004-05-26	Popocatepetl	Mexico	2
2004-06-02	Awu	Indonesia	2
2004-06-03	Mayon	Philippines	1
2004-06-08	Tengger Caldera	Indonesia	2
2004-06-22	Kerinci	Indonesia	2
2004-06-23	Atka Volcanic Complex	United States	1
2004-06-24	Marion Island	South Africa	1
2004-07-03	Egon	Indonesia	2
2004-07-16	Galeras	Colombia	3
2004-07-19	Pacaya	Guatemala	3
2004-07-20	Chirinkotan	Russia	2
2004-07-29	Nightingale Island	United Kingdom	0
2004-08-05	Marapi	Indonesia	2
2004-08-05	Villarrica	Chile	1
2004-09-01	Asamayama	Japan	2
2004-09-07	Etna	Italy	1
2004-09-15	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	1
2004-09-16	Lopevi	Vanuatu	2
2004-10-01	Rinjani	Indonesia	2
2004-10-01	St. Helens	United States	2
2004-10-18	Soputan	Indonesia	3
2004-10-23	Suwanosejima	Japan	2
2004-10-24	Manam	Papua New Guinea	4
2004-11-01	Grimsvotn	Iceland	3
2004-11-05	Telica	Nicaragua	1
2004-11-07	Reventador	Ecuador	2
2004-11-24	Langila	Papua New Guinea	2
2004-11-30	Miyakejima	Japan	1
2004-12-03	San Cristobal	Nicaragua	1
2005-01-04	Veniaminof	United States	2
2005-01-09	Popocatepetl	Mexico	2
2005-01-20	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	2
2005-01-25	Kanlaon	Philippines	2
2005-01-25	Rabaul	Papua New Guinea	2
2005-01-29	Ebeko	Russia	2
2005-01-30	Lopevi	Vanuatu	2
2005-02-06	Egon	Indonesia	1
2005-02-17	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	0
2005-02-23	Atka Volcanic Complex	United States	1
2005-03-02	Monowai	New Zealand	0
2005-03-04	Masaya	Nicaragua	1
2005-03-12	Chikurachki	Russia	1
2005-03-13	Cleveland	United States	2
2005-03-27	Ulawun	Papua New Guinea	2
2005-04-12	Miyakejima	Japan	1
2005-04-12	Talang	Indonesia	2
2005-04-14	Asosan	Japan	1
2005-04-15	Soufriere Hills	United Kingdom	3
2005-04-16	Karthala	Union of the Comoros	2
2005-04-19	Langila	Papua New Guinea	2
2005-04-19	Soputan	Indonesia	2
2005-05-04	Lascar	Chile	3
2005-05-13	Fernandina	Ecuador	2
2005-05-26	Barren Island	India	2
2005-06-16	Santa Ana	El Salvador	3
2005-07-02	Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba	Japan	1
2005-07-12	McDonald Islands	Australia	0
2005-07-28	Concepcion	Nicaragua	2
2005-08-16	Northern EPR at 9.8°N	Undersea Features	0
2005-08-17	Mayon	Philippines	0
2005-09-07	Veniaminof	United States	1
2005-09-26	Dabbahu	Ethiopia	3
2005-10-04	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	0
2005-10-16	Krummel-Garbuna-Welcker	Papua New Guinea	2
2005-10-22	Negra, Sierra	Ecuador	3
2005-10-27	Lopevi	Vanuatu	2
2005-11-13	San Cristobal	Nicaragua	2
2005-11-24	Galeras	Colombia	2
2005-11-24	Karthala	Union of the Comoros	3
2005-11-27	Ambae	Vanuatu	2
2005-11-29	Bezymianny	Russia	2
2005-12-09	Augustine	United States	3
2005-12-16	Etna	Italy	1
2005-12-22	Ambang	Indonesia	1
2005-12-26	Soputan	Indonesia	1
2006-02-06	Cleveland	United States	3
2006-02-11	Tinakula	Solomon Islands	2
2006-02-17	Miyakejima	Japan	1
2006-02-21	Mayon	Philippines	1
2006-03-01	Ulawun	Papua New Guinea	2
2006-03-03	Veniaminof	United States	1
2006-03-09	Pacaya	Guatemala	3
2006-03-11	Heard	Australia	0
2006-03-16	Merapi	Indonesia	1
2006-03-17	Raoul Island	New Zealand	1
2006-03-20	Anatahan	United States	2
2006-03-21	Akan	Japan	1
2006-03-21	Bulusan	Philippines	2
2006-03-24	Poas	Costa Rica	1
2006-03-25	Ubinas	Peru	2
2006-04-16	Bezymianny	Russia	3
2006-04-18	Lascar	Chile	3
2006-05-28	Karthala	Union of the Comoros	0
2006-06-03	Kanlaon	Philippines	2
2006-07-03	Karangetang	Indonesia	1
2006-07-13	Mayon	Philippines	1
2006-07-14	Etna	Italy	2
2006-07-20	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	1
2006-08-04	Masaya	Nicaragua	1
2006-08-04	Telica	Nicaragua	1
2006-08-07	Home Reef	Tonga	2
2006-08-09	Langila	Papua New Guinea	2
2006-08-11	Rabaul	Papua New Guinea	4
2006-08-23	Miyakejima	Japan	1
2006-09-01	Concepcion	Nicaragua	2
2006-09-10	Talang	Indonesia	1
2006-09-17	Fourpeaked	United States	2
2006-09-25	Dempo	Indonesia	1
2006-09-25	Poas	Costa Rica	1
2006-10-04	Ruapehu	New Zealand	1
2006-10-10	Bulusan	Philippines	2
2006-10-17	Ritter Island	Papua New Guinea	1
2006-11-08	Ambrym	Vanuatu	2
2006-11-25	Atka Volcanic Complex	United States	1
2006-11-27	Nyamulagira	DR Congo	2
2006-12-04	Pagan	United States	1
2006-12-11	Telica	Nicaragua	1
2006-12-12	Monowai	New Zealand	0
2006-12-14	Soputan	Indonesia	1
2007-01-12	Karthala	Union of the Comoros	2
2007-01-17	Tara, Batu	Indonesia	2
2007-02-09	Concepcion	Nicaragua	1
2007-02-15	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	2
2007-02-19	Huila, Nevado del	Colombia	3
2007-03-04	Chikurachki	Russia	2
2007-03-15	Reventador	Ecuador	2
2007-03-19	Etna	Italy	2
2007-03-19	Talang	Indonesia	2
2007-03-24	Ontakesan	Japan	0
2007-04-02	Kavachi	Solomon Islands	1
2007-04-21	Lopevi	Vanuatu	2
2007-05-01	Ulawun	Papua New Guinea	2
2007-05-10	Bezymianny	Russia	3
2007-05-19	Ritter Island	Papua New Guinea	1
2007-05-26	Llaima	Chile	2
2007-06-16	Lengai, Ol Doinyo	Tanzania	3
2007-06-16	Soputan	Indonesia	3
2007-06-17	Cleveland	United States	2
2007-07-08	Gamkonora	Indonesia	2
2007-07-26	Raung	Indonesia	2
2007-08-12	Manda Hararo	Ethiopia	2
2007-08-15	Pavlof	United States	2
2007-08-19	Chikurachki	Russia	2
2007-08-28	Witori	Papua New Guinea	1
2007-09-09	Kerinci	Indonesia	1
2007-09-25	Ruapehu	New Zealand	1
2007-09-30	Tair, Jebel at	Yemen	3
2007-10-04	Galeras	Colombia	3
2007-10-16	Kelud	Indonesia	2
2007-10-23	Krakatau	Indonesia	2
2007-10-28	Telica	Nicaragua	1
2007-11-08	San Cristobal	Nicaragua	1
2007-11-24	Concepcion	Nicaragua	2
2007-11-27	Anatahan	United States	2
2007-11-27	Talang	Indonesia	2
2008-01-01	Llaima	Chile	3
2008-01-02	Huila, Nevado del	Colombia	2
2008-01-07	Miyakejima	Japan	1
2008-01-13	Poas	Costa Rica	1
2008-02-08	Monowai	New Zealand	0
2008-02-17	Asosan	Japan	1
2008-02-22	Veniaminof	United States	1
2008-03-11	Krummel-Garbuna-Welcker	Papua New Guinea	1
2008-03-24	Kerinci	Indonesia	1
2008-04-05	Ibu	Indonesia	2
2008-04-15	Egon	Indonesia	2
2008-04-29	Masaya	Nicaragua	1
2008-05-02	Chaiten	Chile	4
2008-05-08	Miyakejima	Japan	1
2008-05-13	Barren Island	India	2
2008-05-23	Ambrym	Vanuatu	2
2008-05-29	Azul, Cerro	Ecuador	1
2008-06-06	Soputan	Indonesia	3
2008-06-12	Raung	Indonesia	2
2008-06-22	San Cristobal	Nicaragua	1
2008-07-02	Rumble III	New Zealand	0
2008-07-05	Telica	Nicaragua	1
2008-07-11	Bezymianny	Russia	3
2008-07-12	Okmok	United States	4
2008-07-13	Krummel-Garbuna-Welcker	Papua New Guinea	2
2008-07-27	Reventador	Ecuador	2
2008-07-29	Chikurachki	Russia	2
2008-07-30	Concepcion	Nicaragua	1
2008-08-07	Kasatochi	United States	4
2008-08-10	Asamayama	Japan	1
2008-08-10	Mayon	Philippines	1
2008-08-22	Kirishimayama	Japan	1
2008-09-12	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	1
2008-09-19	Tinakula	Solomon Islands	1
2008-10-08	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	1
2008-10-21	Galeras	Colombia	3
2008-10-26	Huila, Nevado del	Colombia	3
2008-10-26	Villarrica	Chile	1
2008-11-03	Alu-Dalafilla	Ethiopia	3
2008-11-16	Tafu-Maka	Tonga	0
2008-11-16	West Mata	Tonga	0
2008-11-18	Akan	Japan	1
2008-11-21	San Cristobal	Nicaragua	1
2008-11-29	Karangetang	Indonesia	2
2008-12-23	Koryaksky	Russia	2
2009-01-01	Dempo	Indonesia	1
2009-01-02	Cleveland	United States	2
2009-01-12	Poas	Costa Rica	1
2009-01-15	Dieng Volcanic Complex	Indonesia	1
2009-01-21	Asamayama	Japan	2
2009-01-29	Villarrica	Chile	1
2009-02-11	Ebeko	Russia	1
2009-03-15	Redoubt	United States	3
2009-03-17	Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai	Tonga	2
2009-03-25	Krakatau	Indonesia	2
2009-04-01	Kerinci	Indonesia	1
2009-04-01	Miyakejima	Japan	1
2009-04-10	Fernandina	Ecuador	2
2009-04-21	Slamet	Indonesia	1
2009-05-02	Rinjani	Indonesia	2
2009-05-04	Monowai	New Zealand	0
2009-06-11	Sarychev Peak	Russia	4
2009-06-25	Cleveland	United States	2
2009-06-28	Manda Hararo	Ethiopia	2
2009-08-01	Klyuchevskoy	Russia	2
2009-09-06	San Cristobal	Nicaragua	2
2009-09-15	Mayon	Philippines	2
2009-09-16	Langila	Papua New Guinea	2
2009-09-27	Dieng Volcanic Complex	Indonesia	1
2009-09-27	Gaua	Vanuatu	2
2009-10-02	Cleveland	United States	2
2009-11-05	Fournaise, Piton de la	France	1
2009-11-16	Poas	Costa Rica	1
2009-11-22	Villarrica	Chile	1
2009-12-11	Concepcion	Nicaragua	1
2009-12-17	Bezymianny	Russia	3

← 1990s 2010s →

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.