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NCEI/WDS Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database, 4360 BC to Present
2001-03-23
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doi:10.7289/V5JW8BSH
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The Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database is a global listing of over 600 eruptions from 4360 BC to the present. A significant eruption is classified as one that meets at least one of the following criteria: caused fatalities, caused moderate damage (approximately $1 million or more), Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 6 or greater, generated a tsunami, or was associated with a significant earthquake. The database provides information on the latitude, longitude, elevation, type of volcano, last known eruption, VEI index, and socio-economic data such as the total number of casualties, injuries, houses destroyed, and houses damaged, and $ dollage damage estimates. References, political geography, and additional comments are also provided for each eruption. If the eruption was associated with a tsunami or significant earthquake, it is flagged and linked to the related database. For a complete list of current and past activity for all volcanoes on the planet active during the last 10,000 years, please see Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program (GVP).
These data are necessary for volcanic hazard assessments and mitigation efforts.
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A lava fountain from the 1959 eruption of Kilauea Iki, Hawaii.
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Earth Science > Solid Earth > Volcanoes > Eruption Dynamics
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Earth Science > Solid Earth > Volcanoes > Magma
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Cite as: National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5JW8BSH [access date]
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While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database, 2100 BC to Present
1974-01-01
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doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7
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NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database, 2150 BC to Present
1972-01-01
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doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
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Global Volcano Locations Database
2002-01-01
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The volcanic explosivity index (VEI): an estimate of explosive magnitude for historical volcanism
1982-01-01
publication
Newhall, C.G.
author
Self, S.
author
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans and Atmospheres
87
pp. 1231-1238
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Volcanoes of the World, 2nd edition
1994-01-01
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Simkin, T.
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Siebert, L.
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Geoscience Press in association with the Smithsonian Institute Global Volcanism Program
368 p.
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Volcano Name
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Event Date
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Location
coordinate
Latitude
Distance measured north or south from the equator. Distance north is positive, distance south is negative.
90.00000
-90.00000
decimal degrees
decimal degrees
Longitude
Longitude is measured from the Prime Meridian (which is the north/south line that runs through Greenwich, England), values measured east are positive and values measured west are negative.
180.00000
-180.00000
decimal degrees
decimal degrees
Elevation
The elevation of the volcano above global mean sea level. Negative elevation indicates a submarine volcano.
6887
-6000
meters
meters
Country
The country in which the volcano is located.
Region
The global region in which the volcano is located.
Volcano Type
thematicClassification
Type
The volcano type as listed by the Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program. For more information please visit the Global Volcanism Program's volcano types and processes gallery.
Eruption Characteristics
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Associated Hazard
Whether or not the volcanic eruption caused a tsunami and/or occurred in conjunction with a significant earthquake.
Volcano Explosivity Index (VEI)
A widely used classification scheme to describe the size of explosive eruptions. It is based principally on the erupted mass or volume of a deposit (Newhall and Self, 1982). Historic eruptions that were definitely explosive, but carry no other descriptive information are assigned a default VEI of 2.
0 = General Description: Non-explosive, Cloud-Column Height: <0.1 km, Volume: 10^4 m^3, Qualitative Description: Gentle, Classification: Hawaiian, Recurrence: Daily, Example: Kilauea
1 = General Description: Small, Cloud-Column Height: 0.1-1 km, Volume: 10^6 m^3, Qualitative Description: Effusive, Classification: Haw/Strombolian, Recurrence: Daily, Example: Stromboli
2 = General Description: Moderate, Cloud-Column Height: 1-5 km, Volume: 10^7 m^3, Qualitative Description: Explosive, Classification: Strom/Vulcanian, Recurrence: Weekly, Example: Galeras, 1992
3 = General Description: Moderate-Large, Cloud-Column Height: 3-15 km, Volume: 10^8 m^3, Qualitative Description: Explosive, Classification: Vulcanian, Recurrence: Yearly, Example: Ruiz, 1985
4 = General Description: Large, Cloud-Column Height: 10-25 km, Volume: 10^9 m^3, Qualitative Description: Explosive, Classification: Vulc/Plinian, Recurrence: 10's of years, Example: Galunggung, 1982
5 = General Description: Very Large, Cloud-Column Height: >25 km, Volume: 10^10 m^3, Qualitative Description: Cataclysmic, Classification: Plinian, Recurrence: 100's of years, Example: St. Helens, 1981
6 = Cloud-Column Height: >25 km, Volume: 10^11 m^3, Qualitative Description: Paroxysmal, Classification: Plin/Ultra-Plinian, Recurrence: 100's of years, Example: Krakatau, 1883
7 = Cloud-Column Height: >25 km, Volume: 10^12 m^3, Qualitative Description: Colossal, Classification: Ultra-Plinian, Recurrence: 1000's of years, Example: Tambora, 1815
8 = Cloud-Column Height: >25 km, Volume: 10^12 m^3, Qualitative Description: Colossal, Classification: Ultra-Plinian, Recurrence: 10,000's of years, Example: Yellowstone, 2 Ma
Agent
The agent that caused the fatalities for an eruption. Adapted from Simkin and Siebert, 1994.
A = Avalanche (Debris and landslides)
E = Electrical (lightning)
F = Floods (Jokulhlaups)
G = Gas (emission from eruptive craters as well as fumarolic/solfataric activity)
I = Indirect deaths (disease, starvation, exposure, desolation)
L = Lava flows
M = Mudflows/Lahars
m = Secondary (post-eruption) mudflows
P = Pyroclastic flows, surges, and direct blasts
S = Seismic, or volcanic earthquake (tectonic earthquake deaths excluded)
T = Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts. Killing either by ballistic impact, or with finer-grained ash, by suffocation, collapse of ash-covered roogs, etc.
W = Waves or tsunami
Eruption Effects
physicalMeasurement
Number of Deaths from the Eruption
Whenever possible, numbers of deaths from the eruption are listed. These values indicate those deaths that resulted from the eruption. For total deaths (tsunami, volcano, and earthquake), see total deaths field under additional information.
Number of Injuries from the Eruption
Whenever possible, numbers of injuries from the eruption are listed.
Damage in Millions of Dollars from the Eruption
The value in the Damage column should be multipled by 1,000,000 to obtain the actual dollar amount.
When a dollar amount for damage was found in the literature, it was listed in the Damage column in millions of U.S. dollars. The dollar value listed is the value at the time of the event. To convert the damage to current dollar values, please use the Consumer Price Index Calculator. Monetary conversion tables for the time of the event were used to convert foreign currency to U.S. dollars.
Number of Houses Destroyed by the Eruption
Whenever possible, number of houses destroyed by the eruption are listed.
Description of Number of Deaths from the Eruption
When a description was found in the historical literature instead of an actual number of deaths, this value was coded and listed in the Deaths D column. If the actual number of deaths was listed, a descriptor was also added for search purposes.
0 = None
1 = Few (~1 to 50 deaths)
2 = Some (~51 to 100 deaths)
3 = Many (~101 to 1000 deaths)
4 = Very Many (~1001 or more deaths)
Description of Number of Injuries from the Eruption
When a description was found in the historical literature instead of an actual number of injuries, this value was coded and listed in the Injuries De column. If the actual number of injuries was listed, a descriptor was also added for search purposes.
0 = None
1 = Few (~1 to 50 injuries)
2 = Some (~51 to 100 injuries)
3 = Many (~101 to 1000 injuries)
4 = Very Many (~1001 or more injuries)
Description of Damage from the Eruption
For those events not offering a monetary evaluation of damage, the following five-level scale was used to classify damage (1990 dollars) and was listed in the Damage De column. If the actual dollar amount of damage was listed, a descriptor was also added for search purposes.
When possible, a rough estimate was made of the dollar amount of damage based upon the description provided, in order to choose the damage category. In many cases, only a single descriptive term was available. These terms were converted to the damage categories based upon the authors apparent use of the term elsewhere. In the absence of other information, LIMITED is considered synonymous with slight, minor, and light, SEVERE as synonymous with major, extensive, and heavy, and EXTREME as synonymous with catastrophic.
Note: The descriptive terms relate approximately to current dollar values.
0 = NONE
1 = LIMITED (roughly corresponding to less than $1 million)
2 = MODERATE (~$1 to $5 million)
3 = SEVERE (~>$5 to $24 million)
4 = EXTREME (~$25 million or more)
Description of Number of Houses Destroyed by the Eruption
For those events not offering an exact number of houses destroyed, the following four-level scale was used to classify the destruction and was listed in the Houses Destroyed De column. If the actual number of houses destroyed was listed, a descriptor was also added for search purposes.
0 = None
1 = Few (~1 to 50 houses)
2 = Some (~51 to 100 houses)
3 = Many (~101 to 1000 houses)
4 = Very Many (~1001 or more houses)
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Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database
The database contains information on the latitude, longitude, elevation, type of volcano, last known eruption, VEI index, and socio-economic data such as the total number of casualties, injuries, houses destroyed, and houses damaged, and $ dollage damage estimates, if available. If the eruption was associated with a tsunami or significant earthquake, it is flagged and linked to the related database.
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The events in the Significant Volcanic Eruption database were gathered from the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism
Program, the U.S. Geological Survey, volcano catalogs, national and government databases and reports, post-event
reconnaissance reports, journal articles, newspapers, internet sources, email, and other documents. It should be noted a
primary source of information is Volcanoes of the World (Simkin et al.,1981) as well as the subsequent second and third editions.
The database is updated upon the availability of new volcanic eruption data.
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The events in the Significant Volcanic Eruption database were gathered from the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism
Program, the U.S. Geological Survey, volcano catalogs, national and government databases and reports, post-event
reconnaissance reports, journal articles, newspapers, internet sources, email, and other documents. It should be noted a
primary source of information is Volcanoes of the World (Simkin et al.,1981) as well as the subsequent second and third editions.
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