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Start Date: 1929 Sep 16	Stop Date: 1932 Dec 1 ± 30 days
Dating Technique: Historical Records Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 3	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s) Lava dome extrusion Spine extrusion Damage (land, property, etc.) Mudflow(s) (lahars)
Start Date: 1902 Apr 23	Stop Date: 1905 Oct 5
Dating Technique: Historical Records Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 4 Lava Volume: > 1.4 x 10⁸ m³ Tephra Volume: > 2 x 10⁸ m³ Area of Activity: Rivière Blanche and summit crater	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Flank (excentric) vent Crater lake eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s) Phreatic explosion(s) Lava dome extrusion Spine extrusion Fatalities Damage (land, property, etc.) Mudflow(s) (lahars) Tsunami (giant sea waves) Evacuation
Start Date: 1851 Aug 5	Stop Date: 1852 Feb 1 ± 30 days
Dating Technique: Historical Records Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 2 Area of Activity: Upper Rivière Claire valley (900 m elevation)	Eruptive Characteristics: Flank (excentric) vent Explosive eruption Phreatic explosion(s) Mudflow(s) (lahars)
Start Date: 1792 Jan 22	Stop Date: 1792 Apr (?)
Dating Technique: Historical Records Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 1 Area of Activity: Upper Rivière Claire valley	Eruptive Characteristics: Flank (excentric) vent Phreatic explosion(s) Mudflow(s) (lahars)
Start Date: 1635 (in or before)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Historical Records Area of Activity: (tephra layer NRP3)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s) Lava dome extrusion
Start Date: 1460 ± 20 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected) Area of Activity: (tephra layer NRP2)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 1370 (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected) Area of Activity: (tephra layer NRP1)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 1340 ± 50 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected) Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 4 Tephra Volume: > 4.0 x 10⁸ m³ Area of Activity: (tephra layer P1)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 1260 ± 20 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected) Area of Activity: (NRC2 tephra layer)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 1190 (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 910 AD (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 890 AD ± 100 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected) Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): P Area of Activity: (NRC1 tephra layer)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s) Lava dome extrusion
Start Date: 720 AD (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 650 AD (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 450 AD (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected) Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): P	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 350 AD ± 75 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected) Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 4 Tephra Volume: > 4 x 10⁸ m³ Area of Activity: (tephra layer P2)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 300 AD (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected) Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): P	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 220 AD ± 75 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected) Area of Activity: (NMP tephra layer)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s) Lava dome extrusion
Start Date: 130 AD (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected) Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): P	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 50 AD (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected) Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): P	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 10 AD ± 50 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected) Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 4 Tephra Volume: > 4.5 x 10⁸ m³ Area of Activity: (tephra layer P3)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 200 BC (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected) Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): P	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 300 BC ± 100 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s) Lava dome extrusion
Start Date: 440 BC (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected) Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): P	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 590 BC ± 200 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected) Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 4? Tephra Volume: 10⁸ m³ Area of Activity: (tephra layers NAB2 and P4)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s) Lava dome extrusion
Start Date: 600 BC (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 620 BC (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 730 BC (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 890 BC ± 50 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected) Area of Activity: (tephra layer NAB1)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s) Lava dome extrusion
Start Date: 1390 BC ± 150 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected) Area of Activity: (tephra layer NRS3)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s) Lava dome extrusion
Start Date: 2100 BC ± 200 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected) Area of Activity: (tephra layer NRS2)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s) Lava dome extrusion
Start Date: 2280 BC (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 2360 BC (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s) Lava dome extrusion
Start Date: 2430 BC (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected) Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): P	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 2460 BC ± 100 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected) Area of Activity: (tephra layer NRS1)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s) Lava dome extrusion
Start Date: 2660 BC ± 200 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected) Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 4? Tephra Volume: 10⁸ m³ Area of Activity: (tephra layer P5)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 3020 BC (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s) Lava dome extrusion
Start Date: 3120 BC ± 200 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected) Area of Activity: (NPM tephra layer)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s) Lava dome extrusion
Start Date: 3250 BC (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s) Lava dome extrusion
Start Date: 3290 BC (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 3430 BC ± 75 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected) Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 4? Tephra Volume: 10⁸ m³ Area of Activity: (tephra layer P6)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 3500 BC ± 200 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Tephrochronology Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): P	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 3820 BC (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected) Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): P	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 3930 BC ± 100 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected) Area of Activity: (tephra layer NMR)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s) Lava dome extrusion
Start Date: 4510 BC ± 500 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s) Lava dome extrusion
Start Date: 5500 BC ± 200 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected) Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): P	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 5800 BC (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 6220 BC ± 200 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected) Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): P Area of Activity: Vent slightly south of present summit	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 6450 BC (?)	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (uncorrected) Area of Activity: Vent slightly south of present summit	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s) Lava dome extrusion
Start Date: 6610 BC ± 150 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected) Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 4? Tephra Volume: 10⁸ m³ Area of Activity: (tephra layer P8)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)
Start Date: 7050 BC ± 1000 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Uranium-Thorium Area of Activity: ESE flank (Sans Nom lava dome)	Eruptive Characteristics: Flank (excentric) vent Lava dome extrusion
Start Date: 7320 BC ± 1000 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s) Lava dome extrusion
Start Date: 7750 BC ± 500 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Uranium-Thorium Area of Activity: ESE flank (Aileron lava dome)	Eruptive Characteristics: Flank (excentric) vent Lava dome extrusion
Start Date: 8210 BC ± 200 years	Stop Date: Unknown
Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected) Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI): 4? Tephra Volume: 10⁸ m³ Area of Activity: (tephra layer P9)	Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption Explosive eruption Pyroclastic flow(s)

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