The following list includes known large-volume Holocene explosive eruptions with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 4 or larger. Note the dating method codes before the dates (explained using a cursor rollover), and pay particular attention to the distinction between corrected (G) and uncorrected (C) radiocarbon dates. Also be aware of the uncertainties of the dates themselves (including those with a "?" indicating an unknown, but potentially large date uncertainty). "P" and "C" VEI codes refer to plinian or caldera-forming eruptions, respectively, of large, but unknown magnitudes. See "Eruption Data Criteria" for further explanation of the VEI and other codes and About "Volcanoes of the World" for acknowledgments and citation guidelines.
| Volcano Name | Volcanic Subregion | Date (Reverse Order) | VEI | ||
| TAUPO | New Zealand | G | 9850 BC (?) | 5 | |
| TONGARIRO | New Zealand | G | 9650 BC (?) | 5 | |
| KHANGAR | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 9500 BC ± 300 years | P | |
| TAUPO | New Zealand | G | 9450 BC (?) | 4+ | |
| TONGARIRO | New Zealand | G | 9450 BC (?) | 5 | |
| TAUPO | New Zealand | G | 9430 BC (?) | 4 | |
| TONGARIRO | New Zealand | T | 9350 BC (?) | 5 | |
| KUJU | Kyushu (Japan) | G | 9160 BC ± 1000 years | 4 | |
| ASKJA | Northeastern Iceland | G | 9130 BC ± 1000 years | 5 | |
| PELEE | West Indies | G | 8210 BC ± 200 years | 4? | |
| VESTMANNAEYJAR | Southern Iceland | T | 8050 BC (?) | 4 | |
| KIZIMEN | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | T | 8050 BC (?) | 5 | |
| TAUPO | New Zealand | G | 8000 BC (?) | 5 | |
| KSUDACH | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 7900 BC (?) | 5 | |
| RUAPEHU | New Zealand | C | 7840 BC (in or before) | 4 | |
| TOLIMA, NEVADO DEL | Colombia | C | 7800 BC ± 300 years | P | |
| TUNGURAHUA | Ecuador | C | 7750 BC (?) | 4 | |
| SOCHE | Ecuador | C | 7720 BC ± 30 years | 5? | |
| SHASTA | California (USA) | C | 7650 BC ± 100 years | 4 | |
| ROUNDTOP | Aleutian Islands | T | 7600 BC ± 500 years | 5? | |
| OKATAINA | New Zealand | G | 7550 BC (?) | 5 | |
| PAKA | Eastern Africa | R | 7550 BC ± 1000 years | C | |
| TOWADA | Honshu (Japan) | T | 7550 BC (?) | 5 | |
| ELOVSKY | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | T | 7550 BC ± 500 years | 4 | |
| LVINAYA PAST | Kuril Islands | C | 7480 BC ± 50 years | 6+ | |
| PINATUBO | Luzon (Philippines) | G | 7460 BC ± 150 years | 6? | |
| BURNEY, MONTE | Southern Chile | G | 7450 BC ± 500 years | 5 | |
| USHISHUR | Kuril Islands | C | 7450 BC ± 50 years | C | |
| FISHER | Aleutian Islands | C | 7420 BC ± 200 years | 6? | |
| CHAITEN | Southern Chile | C | 7420 BC ± 75 years | C | |
| MASHU | Hokkaido (Japan) | G | 7400 BC ± 200 years | 4 | |
| CHICHINAUTZIN | México | G | 7370 BC ± 300 years | 4 | |
| ULREUNG | Korea | C | 7350 BC (?) | 6 | |
| AKITA-KOMAGA-TAKE | Honshu (Japan) | T | 7300 BC ± 300 years | 4 | |
| SEGUAM | Aleutian Islands | R | 7300 BC ± 1000 years | 5? | |
| POPOCATEPETL | México | C | 7150 BC (?) | P | |
| SAKURA-JIMA | Kyushu (Japan) | C | 7150 BC (?) | 4 | |
| KARKAR | Northeast of New Guinea | C | 7140 BC ± 150 years | C | |
| ZHELTOVSKY | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | T | 7050 BC ± 1000 years | 5 | |
| AKAN | Hokkaido (Japan) | C | 7050 BC (?) | 4 | |
| ORIZABA, PICO DE | México | C | 7030 BC ± 50 years | 4 | |
| SHIKOTSU | Hokkaido (Japan) | C | 6950 BC (?) | 5 | |
| LLAIMA | Central Chile | C | 6880 BC ± 75 years | 5 | |
| ORIZABA, PICO DE | México | C | 6710 BC ± 150 years | 5? | |
| VILLARRICA | Central Chile | C | 6690 BC (?) | P | |
| CAMPI FLEGREI | Italy | C | 6650 BC ± 100 years | 4 | |
| TOWADA | Honshu (Japan) | C | 6650 BC ± 300 years | 5? | |
| PELEE | West Indies | G | 6610 BC ± 150 years | 4? | |
| KARYMSKY | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 6600 BC (?) | 6 | |
| MASHU | Hokkaido (Japan) | C | 6600 BC ± 50 years | 6 | |
| KURILE LAKE | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 6440 BC ± 25 years | 7 | |
| KIZIMEN | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | C | 6400 BC ± 50 years | 5 | |
| AKITA-KOMAGA-TAKE | Honshu (Japan) | T | 6400 BC ± 500 years | 4 | |
| OKMOK | Aleutian Islands | C | 6310 BC ± 500 years | P | |
| PELEE | West Indies | G | 6220 BC ± 200 years | P | |
| SAKURA-JIMA | Kyushu (Japan) | C | 6200 BC ± 1000 years | 6 | |
| OKATAINA | New Zealand | G | 6150 BC (?) | 5 | |
| QUILL, THE | West Indies | C | 6140 BC ± 200 years | P | |
| MAKUSHIN | Aleutian Islands | C | 6100 BC ± 50 years | 5 | |
| BARVA | Costa Rica | T | 6050 BC ± 1000 years | P | |
| MEIDOB VOLC FIELD | Northern Africa | N | 6050 BC ± 1000 years | P | |
| MENENGAI | Eastern Africa | C | 6050 BC (?) | 6 | |
| KRASHENINNIKOV | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | C | 6000 BC ± 50 years | 4 | |
| AVACHINSKY | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 5980 BC ± 100 years | 5+ | |
| VESUVIUS | Italy | C | 5960 BC ± 100 years | 5 | |
| ROMERAL | Colombia | C | 5950 BC ± 500 years | P | |
| MERU | Eastern Africa | C | 5850 BC (?) | P | |
| KRASHENINNIKOV | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | C | 5800 BC ± 50 years | 4 | |
| ILYINSKY | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | T | 5700 BC ± 50 years | C | |
| KHANGAR | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 5700 BC ± 16 years | 6 | |
| CRATER LAKE | Oregon (USA) | I | 5677 BC ± 150 years Oct 15 ± 45 days | 7 | |
| TAO-RUSYR CALDERA | Kuril Islands | C | 5550 BC ± 75 years | 6 | |
| MIYAKE-JIMA | Izu Islands (Japan) | T | 5550 BC ± 500 years | 4 | |
| PELEE | West Indies | G | 5500 BC ± 200 years | P | |
| ICHINSKY | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | T | 5400 BC (?) | 5 | |
| ANIAKCHAK | Alaska Peninsula | T | 5250 BC ± 1000 years | 6? | |
| KSUDACH | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 5200 BC (?) | 5 | |
| POPOCATEPETL | México | C | 5150 BC (?) | P | |
| TAVUI | New Britain | N | 5150 BC ± 1000 years | 5 | |
| CRATER LAKE | Oregon (USA) | C | 5070 BC ± 50 years | 6 | |
| ARENAL | Costa Rica | G | 5060 BC ± 150 years | 4? | |
| TOWADA | Honshu (Japan) | T | 5050 BC (?) | 4 | |
| ILIAMNA | Southwestern Alaska | C | 5050 BC (?) | P | |
| HEKLA | Southern Iceland | G | 5050 BC (?) | 5 | |
| KSUDACH | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 4900 BC (?) | 5+ | |
| HUDSON, CERRO | Southern Chile | C | 4750 BC (?) | 6 | |
| TAUPO | New Zealand | G | 4700 BC (?) | 4 | |
| KOMAGA-TAKE | Hokkaido (Japan) | G | 4600 BC ± 50 years | 5 | |
| AVACHINSKY | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 4550 BC ± 200 years | 4 | |
| MASAYA | Nicaragua | T | 4550 BC (?) | 5 | |
| AVACHINSKY | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 4460 BC ± 100 years | 4 | |
| KIZIMEN | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | T | 4450 BC (?) | 4 | |
| MAYOR ISLAND | New Zealand | C | 4390 BC ± 200 years | 5 | |
| MACAULEY ISLAND | Kermadec Islands | C | 4360 BC ± 200 years | 6? | |
| KOMAGA-TAKE | Hokkaido (Japan) | G | 4350 BC (?) | P | |
| KIRISHIMA | Kyushu (Japan) | C | 4350 BC (?) | 4 | |
| KIKAI | Ryukyu Islands (Japan) | C | 4350 BC (?) | 7 | |
| AVACHINSKY | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 4340 BC ± 75 years | 5 | |
| BRAVO, CERRO | Colombia | C | 4280 BC ± 150 years | 4 | |
| APOYEQUE | Nicaragua | C | 4160 BC ± 30 years | 5 | |
| MEIDOB VOLC FIELD | Northern Africa | T | 4150 BC ± 1000 years | P | |
| TAUPO | New Zealand | G | 4100 BC (?) | 4 | |
| KANAGA | Aleutian Islands | C | 4050 BC (?) | C | |
| ARENAL | Costa Rica | T | 3900 BC (?) | 4 | |
| KAGUYAK | Alaska Peninsula | C | 3850 BC (?) | 5? | |
| PELEE | West Indies | C | 3820 BC (?) | P | |
| AVACHINSKY | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 3790 BC ± 100 years | 4 | |
| KUJU | Kyushu (Japan) | G | 3780 BC ± 500 years | 4 | |
| PAGO | New Britain | C | 3680 BC ± 100 years | 6? | |
| MAKUSHIN | Aleutian Islands | T | 3650 BC ± 1000 years | P | |
| OKATAINA | New Zealand | G | 3650 BC (?) | 5 | |
| TAAL | Luzon (Philippines) | C | 3580 BC ± 200 years | 6 | |
| PINATUBO | Luzon (Philippines) | G | 3550 BC (?) | 6 | |
| SAKURA-JIMA | Kyushu (Japan) | C | 3550 BC ± 500 years | 4 | |
| PELEE | West Indies | T | 3500 BC ± 200 years | P | |
| TOWADA | Honshu (Japan) | C | 3440 BC ± 150 years | 5+ | |
| PELEE | West Indies | G | 3430 BC ± 75 years | 4? | |
| TAUPO | New Zealand | G | 3400 BC (?) | 4 | |
| ARENAL | Costa Rica | T | 3350 BC (?) | 4 | |
| TAUPO | New Zealand | G | 3300 BC (?) | 4 | |
| AVACHINSKY | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 3200 BC ± 150 years | 5 | |
| KARYMSKY | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 3200 BC (?) | 4 | |
| FISHER | Aleutian Islands | C | 3170 BC ± 75 years | 5 | |
| ZHELTOVSKY | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | C | 3050 BC (?) | 5 | |
| MEIDOB VOLC FIELD | Northern Africa | T | 3050 BC (?) | P | |
| SETE CIDADES | Azores | T | 3050 BC (?) | 4 | |
| POPOCATEPETL | México | C | 3010 BC ± 200 years | P | |
| MEIDOB VOLC FIELD | Northern Africa | T | 3000 BC (?) | P | |
| KSUDACH | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | T | 3000 BC (?) | 4 | |
| AGUA DE PAU | Azores | C | 2990 BC (?) | 5 | |
| TAUPO | New Zealand | G | 2900 BC (?) | 4 | |
| SAKURA-JIMA | Kyushu (Japan) | C | 2900 BC (?) | 4 | |
| ARENAL | Costa Rica | T | 2800 BC (?) | 4 | |
| KIKHPINYCH | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 2780 BC ± 25 years | 4 | |
| FOURNAISE, PITON DE LA | Western Indian Ocean | G | 2700 BC (?) | 5? | |
| IBUSUKI VOLC FIELD | Kyushu (Japan) | C | 2690 BC ± 75 years | 5 | |
| PELEE | West Indies | G | 2660 BC ± 200 years | 4? | |
| NUMAZAWA | Honshu (Japan) | C | 2650 BC (?) | 5 | |
| TOLMACHEV DOL | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | C | 2650 BC (?) | 5 | |
| TAUPO | New Zealand | G | 2600 BC (?) | 4 | |
| DONA JUANA | Colombia | C | 2550 BC ± 150 years | C | |
| ASAMA | Honshu (Japan) | A | 2550 BC ± 500 years | 4 | |
| APOYEQUE | Nicaragua | T | 2550 BC ± 1000 years | 5 | |
| KANAGA | Aleutian Islands | C | 2550 BC (?) | C | |
| AVACHINSKY | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 2530 BC ± 300 years | 4 | |
| CAMPI FLEGREI | Italy | T | 2500 BC (?) | 4 | |
| ATACAZO | Ecuador | C | 2490 BC ± 40 years | P | |
| KUJU | Kyushu (Japan) | G | 2440 BC | 4 | |
| PELEE | West Indies | C | 2430 BC (?) | P | |
| COLIMA | México | C | 2370 BC ± 150 years | 4? | |
| ST. HELENS | Washington (USA) | G | 2340 BC (?) | 5 | |
| HEKLA | Southern Iceland | G | 2310 BC ± 20 years | 5 | |
| ORIZABA, PICO DE | México | C | 2300 BC ± 75 years | 4 | |
| BURNEY, MONTE | Southern Chile | G | 2290 BC ± 100 years | 5 | |
| KARYMSKY | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 2250 BC (?) | 4 | |
| GALUNGGUNG | Java (Indonesia) | C | 2250 BC ± 150 years | 5? | |
| ARENAL | Costa Rica | T | 2250 BC (?) | 4 | |
| CHANGBAISHAN | Eastern China | C | 2160 BC ± 100 years | P | |
| CAMPI FLEGREI | Italy | C | 2150 BC ± 500 years | 5 | |
| ILIAMNA | Southwestern Alaska | C | 2050 BC (?) | P | |
| MIYAKE-JIMA | Izu Islands (Japan) | T | 2050 BC (?) | 4 | |
| ILYINSKY | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | C | 2050 BC (?) | 5? | |
| LONG ISLAND | Northeast of New Guinea | C | 2040 BC ± 100 years | 6 | |
| LIAMUIGA | West Indies | C | 2010 BC ± 150 years | P | |
| IBUSUKI VOLC FIELD | Kyushu (Japan) | T | 2010 BC (?) | 4 | |
| CAMPI FLEGREI | Italy | T | 2000 BC ± 150 years | 4 | |
| MARRA, JEBEL | Northern Africa | G | 2000 BC (?) | C | |
| RAOUL ISLAND | Kermadec Islands | C | 2000 BC ± 100 years | 4 | |
| TOLIMA, NEVADO DEL | Colombia | G | 1990 BC ± 200 years | 5? | |
| PARKER | Philippines - Mindanao | C | 1920 BC ± 40 years | P | |
| BLACK PEAK | Alaska Peninsula | T | 1900 BC ± 150 years | 6 | |
| VESUVIUS | Italy | G | 1900 BC ± 150 years | 5 | |
| HUDSON, CERRO | Southern Chile | G | 1890 BC (?) | 6 | |
| DANA | Alaska Peninsula | C | 1890 BC (?) | 5 | |
| CAMPI FLEGREI | Italy | C | 1870 BC ± 50 years | 4 | |
| ST. HELENS | Washington (USA) | G | 1860 BC (?) | 6 | |
| RINCON DE LA VIEJA | Costa Rica | G | 1820 BC ± 150 years | 4 | |
| VILLARRICA | Central Chile | C | 1810 BC ± 200 years | 5 | |
| VESUVIUS | Italy | G | 1800 BC ± 200 years | 4 | |
| IBUSUKI VOLC FIELD | Kyushu (Japan) | T | 1780 BC (?) | 4 | |
| ST. HELENS | Washington (USA) | T | 1770 BC ± 100 years | 5 | |
| SANBE | Honshu (Japan) | C | 1760 BC ± 150 years | 4? | |
| IZU-TOBU | Honshu (Japan) | C | 1750 BC ± 100 years | 4+ | |
| VENIAMINOF | Alaska Peninsula | C | 1750 BC (?) | 6 | |
| EGMONT [TARANAKI] | New Zealand | C | 1700 BC ± 100 years | 5 | |
| ASO | Kyushu (Japan) | G | 1700 BC ± 50 years | P | |
| ARENAL | Costa Rica | T | 1650 BC (?) | 4 | |
| CAMPI FLEGREI | Italy | T | 1650 BC (?) | 4 | |
| KATLA | Southern Iceland | T | 1650 BC (?) | 4 | |
| ANIAKCHAK | Alaska Peninsula | I | 1645 BC ± 10 years | 6? | |
| SANTORINI | Greece | G | 1610 BC ± 14 years | 7? | |
| TAUPO | New Zealand | G | 1600 BC (?) | 6 | |
| HEKLA | Southern Iceland | T | 1550 BC (?) | 4 | |
| HAYES | Southwestern Alaska | T | 1550 BC (?) | 5 | |
| AVACHINSKY | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 1500 BC (?) | 5 | |
| IBUSUKI VOLC FIELD | Kyushu (Japan) | T | 1500 BC (?) | 4 | |
| ETNA | Italy | 1500 BC ± 50 years | 5? | ||
| OKATAINA | New Zealand | C | 1490 BC ± 75 years | 4+ | |
| ARENAL | Costa Rica | T | 1450 BC (?) | 4 | |
| VESUVIUS | Italy | G | 1430 BC ± 300 years | 4 | |
| PAGO | New Britain | C | 1420 BC ± 100 years | 6 | |
| FUJI | Honshu (Japan) | T | 1350 BC (?) | 5 | |
| YUCAMANE | Perú | C | 1320 BC (?) | 5 | |
| BRAVO, CERRO | Colombia | C | 1310 BC ± 150 years | 4 | |
| AGUA DE PAU | Azores | C | 1290 BC (?) | 4 | |
| AGUILERA | Southern Chile | G | 1250 BC ± 150 years | 5 | |
| ARENAL | Costa Rica | G | 1250 BC ± 200 years | 4 | |
| RAOUL ISLAND | Kermadec Islands | C | 1200 BC ± 150 years | 4 | |
| KATLA | Southern Iceland | C | 1190 BC ± 40 years | 4 | |
| MERAPI | Java (Indonesia) | C | 1180 BC ± 75 years | P | |
| CUICOCHA | Ecuador | C | 1150 BC ± 150 years | 5 | |
| IZU-TOBU | Honshu (Japan) | C | 1090 BC ± 200 years | 4+ | |
| TOWADA | Honshu (Japan) | T | 1050 BC (?) | 4+ | |
| APOYEQUE | Nicaragua | T | 1050 BC ± 1000 years | 4 | |
| PINATUBO | Luzon (Philippines) | G | 1050 BC ± 500 years | 6 | |
| BRAVO, CERRO | Colombia | T | 1050 BC ± 200 years | 4 | |
| KHODUTKA | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | T | 1050 BC (in or before) | 4+ | |
| KANAGA | Aleutian Islands | C | 1050 BC (?) | C | |
| KIRISHIMA | Kyushu (Japan) | T | 1050 BC (?) | 4 | |
| FUJI | Honshu (Japan) | T | 1030 BC (?) | 4+ | |
| TUNGURAHUA | Ecuador | C | 1010 BC ± 100 years | 5 | |
| KUJU | Kyushu (Japan) | G | 990 BC ± 1000 years | 4 | |
| HEKLA | Southern Iceland | G | 950 BC (?) | 5+ | |
| ASO | Kyushu (Japan) | G | 950 BC (?) | P | |
| KHODUTKA | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 930 BC ± 100 years | 5 | |
| AZUFRAL | Colombia | C | 930 BC (?) | P | |
| FUJI | Honshu (Japan) | C | 930 BC (in or after) | 5 | |
| SOLLIPULLI | Central Chile | C | 920 BC ± 75 years | 5+ | |
| TAUPO | New Zealand | G | 900 BC (?) | 4 | |
| VESUVIUS | Italy | G | 890 BC ± 100 years | 4 | |
| RUIZ, NEVADO DEL | Colombia | T | 850 BC (?) | 4 | |
| TAUPO | New Zealand | G | 850 BC (?) | 4+ | |
| ZAVARITSKY | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | C | 850 BC (?) | 4+ | |
| TENGGER CALDERA | Java (Indonesia) | C | 830 BC ± 50 years | P | |
| YANTARNI | Alaska Peninsula | T | 800 BC ± 500 years | 5 | |
| MIYAKE-JIMA | Izu Islands (Japan) | T | 800 BC ± 300 years | 4+ | |
| MOMOTOMBO | Nicaragua | C | 800 BC ± 50 years | 4+ | |
| SHIVELUCH | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 780 BC ± 300 years | 5 | |
| CONCEPCION | Nicaragua | C | 770 BC ± 50 years | P | |
| BRAVO, CERRO | Colombia | C | 730 BC ± 75 years | 4+ | |
| KATLA | Southern Iceland | C | 710 BC ± 50 years | 4 | |
| PULULAGUA | Ecuador | C | 690 BC ± 150 years | 5 | |
| KRAFLA | Northeastern Iceland | T | 650 BC (?) | 4 | |
| IBUSUKI VOLC FIELD | Kyushu (Japan) | T | 650 BC (?) | 4 | |
| PELEE | West Indies | G | 590 BC ± 200 years | 4? | |
| KILAUEA | Hawaiian Islands | T | 570 BC ± 300 years | 4? | |
| TONGARIRO | New Zealand | C | 550 BC ± 200 years | 5 | |
| SHIKOTSU | Hokkaido (Japan) | C | 550 BC (?) | 5 | |
| ST. HELENS | Washington (USA) | G | 530 BC (?) | 5 | |
| BEZYMIANNY | Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | G | 450 BC (?) | 4 | |
| PULULAGUA | Ecuador | C | 450 BC ± 150 years | C | |
| PELEE | West Indies | C | 440 BC (?) | P | |
| AOGA-SHIMA | Izu Islands (Japan) | C | 430 BC ± 200 years | 4 | |
| MEAGER | Canada | C | 400 BC ± 50 years | 5? | |
| ARENAL | Costa Rica | G | 380 BC ± 200 years | 4 | |
| SOUTH SISTER | Oregon (USA) | C | 350 BC (?) | 4 | |
| ATACAZO | Ecuador | C | 320 BC ± 16 years | P | |
| RAINIER | Washington (USA) | G | 300 BC (?) | 4 | |
| IBUSUKI VOLC FIELD | Kyushu (Japan) | T | 270 BC (?) | 4 | |
| TUNGURAHUA | Ecuador | C | 270 BC | 4? | |
| ARENAL | Costa Rica | T | 270 BC (?) | 4 | |
| RAOUL ISLAND | Kermadec Islands | C | 250 BC ± 75 years | 6 | |
| ANTILLANCA GROUP | Central Chile | G | 230 BC ± 200 years | ||