#Recent volcanic eruptions 2021 series#

#Recent volcanic eruptions 2021 series#

ĭuring a series of eruptions in 2018, volcanic ash blackened the sky, buried crops and destroyed homes. As a result of the landslide, the height of the volcano was reduced from 338 meters to 110 meters. Ī major eruption triggered a tsunami that killed at least 420 people and injured 14,000 others. The Italian Navy was deployed and evacuated dozens of the island's residents. Ī hiker was killed and several others were injured after the volcano's strongest eruption since 2002. At approximately 4 am, 22 June 2019 it erupted, with a plume of ash and gas reaching between 13,000 m (43,000 ft) and 17,000 m (56,000 ft), passing the tropopause and allowing stratospheric injection of ash and sulfur dioxide. Other large eruptions occurred on 2 August, also sending ash to 19,000 m (63,000 ft). On 26 June 2019 Ulawun erupted, sending an ash plume to at least 19,000 m (63,000 ft).

A further twenty-five people suffered injuries, including severe burns. On 9 December 2019, a phreatic eruption launched rock and ash into the air, killing 22 of the 47 people on the island, including two who are missing and declared dead. It also made a large crater on the south flank of the volcano.Ī phreatic eruption from the main crater spewed ashes to Calabarzon, Metro Manila, Central Luzon and Pangasinan.

The eruption also produced 0.3 km 3 of material which was the largest volcanic eruption in the Caribbean since 1902. These occurred after a dramatic increase in seismic activity and a large-scale evacuation the day before.

Įffusive eruption resulting in the destruction of 1,000 homes.Ī small effusive eruption that started on December 27, 2020, was followed by a series of large explosive eruptions that started on April 9, 2021. In October, a large amount of pumice was seen to have been released in this eruption, and washed ashore on Okinawa and Amami Islands. On August 17, Niijima was divided into two parts, east and west, and on October 20, it was confirmed that Niijima on the east side had disappeared. Observations by the Japan Coast Guard on August 15 confirmed Niijima, which is about 1 km (0.62 mi) in diameter. This eruption is considered to be one of the largest in Japan after the war. Submarine volcano approximately 1,300 km south of Tokyo. Strombolian fissure eruption resulting in one person dead, over one billion dollars in damage and the destruction of over 2,500 buildings. Īn eruption began on December 4, 2021, and ejected a cloud of volcanic ash 12,000 m (40,000 ft) into the air, killing at least 57 people and injuring more than 100 others. This is currently the largest eruption of the 21st century, with an estimated 6.5 km 3 of ejecta and a deepening of the caldera floor by at least 700 m. A British woman was found to have been killed by the tsunami in Tonga. Two people were killed in Peru by a 2-metre tsunami wave. Fluctuations in air pressure were recorded all over the world as the pressure wave has fully circled the world several times. The explosion was hundreds times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, and was heard as far as Fairbanks, Alaska, nearly 10,000 km away. Satellite measurements recorded an eruption column of at least 30,000 m (98,000 ft) into the atmosphere. The explosive submarine eruption began on December 20, 2021, with the largest explosion occurring on January 15, 2022. Īn eruption on May 28, 2022, sent ash to an altitude of 15 km, causing some disruptions to flights in the North Pacific, including an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Tokyo that diverted back to Los Angeles midway across the Pacific, landing after approximately 12 hours in the air. One woman was killed and 2 other climbers were injured after being hit by hot volcanic rock during an ascent to the crater on June 22, 2022. This is a list of volcanic eruptions in the 21st century with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 4 or higher, and smaller eruptions that resulted in fatalities, significant damage or disruptions.