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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 (2011) year.


Which volcanoes were erupting during 2011?

There were 56 volcanoes that had confirmed eruptions during this time. For eruptions with a listed start date of 2011, please see the Weekly and Monthly reports for additional details.

Volcano Country / Location Eruption Start Date

Grímsvötn Iceland 2011 
Katla Iceland 2011 
Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Chile 2011 
Planchón-Peteroa Chile 2011 
Turrialba Costa Rica 2011 
Telica Nicaragua 2011 
Cleveland United States 2011 
Kliuchevskoi Russia 2011 
Bezymianny Russia 2011 
Aso Japan 2011 
Kirishima Japan 2011 
Karangetang [Api Siau] Indonesia 2011 
Lokon-Empung Indonesia 2011 
Soputan Indonesia 2011 
Merapi Indonesia 2011 
Marapi Indonesia 2011 
Aoba Vanuatu 2011 
Rabaul Papua New Guinea 2011 
Tofua Tonga 2011 
Nabro Eritrea 2011 
San Cristóbal Nicaragua 2010  Dec 15 
Tengger Caldera Indonesia 2010  Nov 26 
Tungurahua Ecuador 2010  Nov 22 
Kizimen Russia 2010  Nov 11 (?)
Bulusan Philippines 2010  Nov 6 
Krakatau Indonesia 2010  Oct 25 (?)
Barren Island India 2010  Sep 17 
Etna Italy 2010  Aug 25 
Manam Papua New Guinea 2010  Aug 10 (?)
Ulawun Papua New Guinea 2010  May 26 ± 4 days
Concepción Nicaragua 2009  Dec 11 
Villarrica Chile 2009  Nov 22 
Poás Costa Rica 2009  Nov 
Huila, Nevado del Colombia 2008  Oct 26 (?)
Tinakula Solomon Is 2008  Sep 19 (?)
Reventador Ecuador 2008  Jul 27 
Ambrym Vanuatu 2008  May 23 
Ibu Indonesia 2008  Apr 5 
Soufrière Hills United Kingdom 2005  Apr 15 
Popocatépetl México 2005  Jan 9 
Suwanose-jima Japan 2004  Oct 23 
Nyiragongo DR Congo 2002  May 17 (?)
Fuego Guatemala 2002  Jan 4 
Karymsky Russia 2001  Nov 15 
Bagana Papua New Guinea 2000  Sep 16 
Shiveluch Russia 1999  Aug 15 
Colima México 1997  Nov 22 
Erebus East Antarctica 1972  Dec (on or before)
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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