This statistic displays the largest volcanic eruptions in history based on the volume tephra that was erupted. About 30 million years ago, the Wha Wha Springs eruption produced more than 5500 cubic kilometers of ejecta in a week.
Largest volcanic eruptions in history based on volume of tephra produced worldwide
(in cubic kilometers)
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Geology.com. (January 22, 2016). Largest volcanic eruptions in history based on volume of tephra produced worldwide (in cubic kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/504468/largest-volcano-eruptions-in-history-based-on-ejecta-volume/
Geology.com. "Largest volcanic eruptions in history based on volume of tephra produced worldwide (in cubic kilometers)." Chart. January 22, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/504468/largest-volcano-eruptions-in-history-based-on-ejecta-volume/
Geology.com. (2016). Largest volcanic eruptions in history based on volume of tephra produced worldwide (in cubic kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/504468/largest-volcano-eruptions-in-history-based-on-ejecta-volume/
Geology.com. "Largest Volcanic Eruptions in History Based on Volume of Tephra Produced Worldwide (in Cubic Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/504468/largest-volcano-eruptions-in-history-based-on-ejecta-volume/
Geology.com, Largest volcanic eruptions in history based on volume of tephra produced worldwide (in cubic kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/504468/largest-volcano-eruptions-in-history-based-on-ejecta-volume/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Largest volcanic eruptions in history based on volume of tephra produced worldwide (in cubic kilometers) [Graph], Geology.com, January 22, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/504468/largest-volcano-eruptions-in-history-based-on-ejecta-volume/
