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Start Date: 2010 Aug 10 (?)

Stop Date: 2011 Jan 1 (on or after)

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Area of Activity: South Crater, Main Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s)

Start Date: 2004 Oct 24

Stop Date: 2009 Dec 12 (?)

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 4?

Area of Activity: South Crater, Main Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s)
    Lava flow(s)
    Fatalities
    Damage (land, property, etc.)
    Evacuation

Start Date: 2003 Oct 26 ± 5 days

Stop Date: 2004 Mar 28

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 1

Area of Activity: Main Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
Central vent eruption
Explosive eruption

Start Date: 2003 May 17

Stop Date: 2003 May 23

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 1

Area of Activity: Main Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
Central vent eruption
Explosive eruption

Start Date: 2002 Oct 31

Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Eruptive Characteristics:
Central vent eruption
Explosive eruption

Start Date: 2002 Jan 13

Stop Date: 2002 May 21

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 3?

Area of Activity: South Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
Central vent eruption
Explosive eruption

Start Date: 2001 Jun 14

Stop Date: 2001 Jun 25 (?)

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Eruptive Characteristics:
Central vent eruption
Explosive eruption

Start Date: 2000 Jun 3

Stop Date: 2000 Jun 4

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Area of Activity: South Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
Central vent eruption
Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1974 Mar 4 (?)

Stop Date: 1999 Nov 9 (?)

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 3

Lava Volume: > 5.6 x 10⁷ m³

Tephra Volume: 10⁷ m³

Area of Activity: South Crater, Main Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s)
    Lava flow(s)
    Fatalities
    Damage (land, property, etc.)
    Evacuation

Start Date: 1965

Stop Date: 1966 Jan 25 (on or after)

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Lava Volume: 2 x 10⁶ m³

Area of Activity: South Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s)
    Lava flow(s)

Start Date: 1963 Nov 26

Stop Date: 1964 Apr

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Lava Volume: 1 x 10⁶ m³

Area of Activity: South Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s)
    Lava flow(s)

Start Date: 1963 Feb

Stop Date: 1963 May (in or after)

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Area of Activity: South Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)

Start Date: 1962 Apr

Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Area of Activity: South Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)

Start Date: 1961 Jul

Stop Date: 1961 Sep

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Area of Activity: South Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)

Start Date: 1959 Dec

Stop Date: 1960 Dec (in or after)

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Lava Volume: 4 x 10⁶ m³

Area of Activity: Main Crater, South Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s)
    Lava flow(s)
    Evacuation

Start Date: 1959 Jun

Stop Date: 1959 Jul

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Area of Activity: South Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
Central vent eruption
Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1956 Dec 8

Stop Date: 1958 Aug

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 3

Lava Volume: 2 x 10⁷ m³

Tephra Volume: 10⁷ m³

Area of Activity: South Crater, Main Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s)
    Lava flow(s)
    Damage (land, property, etc.)
    Mudflow(s) (lahars)
    Evacuation

Start Date: 1954 May

Stop Date: 1954 Jun

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Eruptive Characteristics:
Central vent eruption
Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1953 Apr

Stop Date: 1953 Aug

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Eruptive Characteristics:
Central vent eruption
Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1946 Dec 1 ± 30 days

Stop Date: 1947 Sep

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 3

Lava Volume: 2 x 10⁷ m³

Area of Activity: South Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)

Start Date: 1936 Sep

Stop Date: 1939

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 3

Area of Activity: Main Crater, South Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s)
    Lava flow(s)

Start Date: 1932

Stop Date: 1934

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Eruptive Characteristics:
Central vent eruption
Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1926 Mar

Stop Date: 1928 Mar 1 ± 30 days

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Eruptive Characteristics:
Central vent eruption
Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1925

Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2?

Eruptive Characteristics:
Central vent eruption
Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1924

Eruption is UNCERTAIN

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2?

Eruptive Characteristics: Unknown

Start Date: 1923

Eruption is UNCERTAIN

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2?

Eruptive Characteristics: Unknown

Start Date: 1922

Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 3?

Eruptive Characteristics:
Central vent eruption
Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1920 Dec 5 (?)

Stop Date: 1921 Mar

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s)
    Phreatic explosion(s)
    Lava flow(s) (?)
    Damage (land, property, etc.)

Start Date: 1919 Aug 11

Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 4

Area of Activity: South Crater, Main Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s)
    Lava flow(s) (?)
    Damage (land, property, etc.)

Start Date: 1917

Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Eruptive Characteristics:
Central vent eruption
Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1909

Stop Date: 1914 (?)

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)

Start Date: 1907

Eruption is UNCERTAIN

Eruptive Characteristics: Unknown

Start Date: 1904 Oct 26

Stop Date: 1904 Oct 27

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 3?

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s) (?)
    Lava flow(s) (?)
    Damage (land, property, etc.)

Start Date: 1904 Apr 30 ± 30 days

Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Eruptive Characteristics: Unknown

Start Date: 1901

Stop Date: 1902

Eruption is UNCERTAIN

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption (?)
    Fatalities (?)

Start Date: 1899 ± 1 year

Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2?

Area of Activity: Main Crater, South Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Lava flow(s)
    Fatalities

Start Date: 1887 Jun

Stop Date: 1895

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Eruptive Characteristics:
    Central vent eruption
    Explosive eruption
    Pyroclastic flow(s) (?)
    Lava flow(s)

Start Date: 1885 May

Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Eruptive Characteristics:
Central vent eruption
Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1884

Eruption is UNCERTAIN

Eruptive Characteristics: Unknown

Start Date: 1877 Oct 29

Stop Date: 1877 Nov 13 (on or after)

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Area of Activity: South Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
Central vent eruption
Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1830

Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Eruptive Characteristics:
Central vent eruption
Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1700 Apr 2

Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Area of Activity: South Crater

Eruptive Characteristics:
Central vent eruption
Explosive eruption (?)

Start Date: 1643 Apr 21

Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2

Area of Activity: (eruption in 1643, not 1642)

Eruptive Characteristics:
Central vent eruption
Explosive eruption

Start Date: 1616 Jul 6

Stop Date: Unknown

Dating Technique: Historical Records

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2?

Eruptive Characteristics:
Central vent eruption
Explosive eruption

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