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Please select a month from the drop-down list and type in a year. Enter a negative number for BC dates (eg. 1000 BC would be -1000). Years beyond the range of the data will default to the earliest (-9850) or current (2009) year.


Which volcanoes were erupting during 2009?

There were 67 volcanoes that had confirmed eruptions during this time. For eruptions with a listed start date of 2009, please see the Weekly and Monthly reports for additional details.

Volcano Country / Location Eruption Start Date

Guagua Pichincha Ecuador 2009 
Poás Costa Rica 2009  Dec 25 
Bezymianny Russia 2009  Dec 17 
Concepción Nicaragua 2009  Dec 11 
Villarrica Chile 2009  Nov 22 
Etna Italy 2009  Nov 6 
Fournaise, Piton de la France 2009  Nov 5 
Cleveland United States 2009  Oct 2 
Gaua Vanuatu 2009  Sep 27 
Dieng Volc Complex Indonesia 2009  Sep 27 
Mayon Philippines 2009  Sep 15 
San Cristóbal Nicaragua 2009  Sep 6 
Langila Papua New Guinea 2009  Sep (on or before)
Kliuchevskoi Russia 2009  Aug 1 (?)
Manda Hararo Ethiopia 2009  Jun 28 
Cleveland United States 2009  Jun 25 
Sarychev Peak Russia 2009  Jun 11 
Rinjani Indonesia 2009  May 2 
Slamet Indonesia 2009  Apr 21 
Fernandina Ecuador 2009  Apr 10 
Miyake-jima Japan 2009  Apr 1 
Kerinci Indonesia 2009  Apr 1 
Krakatau Indonesia 2009  Mar 25 (?)
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Tonga 2009  Mar 17 (?)
Redoubt United States 2009  Mar 15 
Tofua Tonga 2009  Mar 
Ebeko Russia 2009  Feb 11 
Villarrica Chile 2009  Jan 29 
Asama Japan 2009  Jan 21 
Dieng Volc Complex Indonesia 2009  Jan 15 
Poás Costa Rica 2009  Jan 12 
Cleveland United States 2009  Jan 2 
Dempo Indonesia 2009  Jan 1 
Koryaksky Russia 2008  Dec 23 (?)
Karangetang [Api Siau] Indonesia 2008  Nov 29 (?)
West Mata Tonga 2008  Nov (on or before)
Huila, Nevado del Colombia 2008  Oct 26 (?)
Galeras Colombia 2008  Oct 21 (?)
Kliuchevskoi Russia 2008  Oct 8 
Fournaise, Piton de la France 2008  Sep 21 
Reventador Ecuador 2008  Jul 27 
Ambrym Vanuatu 2008  May 23 
Barren Island India 2008  May 13 
Etna Italy 2008  May 13 
Chaitén Chile 2008  May 2 
Ibu Indonesia 2008  Apr 5 
Llaima Chile 2008  Jan 1 
Lengai, Ol Doinyo Tanzania 2007  Jun 
Tara, Batu Indonesia 2007  Jan 17 (?)
Rabaul Papua New Guinea 2006  Aug 11 
Ubinas Perú 2006  Mar 25 (?)
Soufrière Hills United Kingdom 2005  Apr 15 
Popocatépetl México 2005  Jan 9 
Manam Papua New Guinea 2004  Oct 24 
Suwanose-jima Japan 2004  Oct 23 
Pacaya Guatemala 2004  Jul 19 (?)
NW Rota-1 United States 2003 (?) 
Nyiragongo DR Congo 2002  May 17 (?)
Fuego Guatemala 2002  Jan 4 
Karymsky Russia 2001  Nov 15 
Bagana Papua New Guinea 2000  Sep 16 
Tungurahua Ecuador 1999  Oct 5 
Shiveluch Russia 1999  Aug 15 
Colima México 1997  Nov 22 
Kilauea United States 1983  Jan 3 
Erebus Antarctica 1972  Dec (on or before)
Arenal Costa Rica 1968  Jul 29 
Semeru Indonesia 1967  Aug 31 
Erta Ale Ethiopia 1967 (in or before)
Sakura-jima Japan 1955  Oct 13 
Sangay Ecuador 1934  Aug 8 
Stromboli Italy 1934  Feb 2 
Dukono Indonesia 1933  Aug 13 
Santa María Guatemala 1922  Jun 22 
Yasur Vanuatu 1774 (in or before)

Eruption data are updated annually. This query does not account for uncertainty in the eruption date that may bring an eruption into the selected period. The listed Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) is the highest VEI reached during the entire eruptive episode.


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