Supervolcano
VEI 8
Based on incomplete statistics, at least 60 VEI 8 eruptions have been identified.

Supervolcano

Section Title: VEI 8
Table Section Text: Based on incomplete statistics, at least 60 VEI 8 eruptions have been identified.

Name	Zone	Location	Notes	Years ago (approx.)	Ejecta bulk volume (approx.)	Reference

La Garita Caldera	San Juan volcanic field	Colorado, United States	Fish Canyon eruption	27,800,000	5,000 km3

Lake Toba	Lake Toba, North Sumatra	Sumatra, Indonesia	Produced 2200–4400 million tons of H2SO4	74,000	2,800 km3

Huckleberry Ridge eruption	Yellowstone hotspot	Idaho, United States	Huckleberry Ridge Tuff	2,100,000	2,500 km3

Atana Ignimbrite	Pacana Caldera	Antofagasta, Chile	Part of the Altiplano–Puna volcanic complex	4,000,000	2,500 km3

Taupo Nui a tia	Taupo Volcanic Zone	North Island, New Zealand	Whakamaru Ignimbrite/Mount Curl Tephra	340,000	2,000 km3

Heise Volcanic Field	Yellowstone hotspot	Idaho, United States	Kilgore Tuff	4,500,000	1,800 km3

Heise Volcanic Field	Yellowstone hotspot	Idaho, United States	Blacktail Tuff	6,000,000	1,500 km3

Cerro Guacha	Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex	Sur Lípez, Bolivia	Guacha ignimbrite, two smaller eruptions identified	5,700,000	1,300 km3

Mangakino Caldera	Taupo Volcanic Zone	North Island, New Zealand	Kidnappers eruption	1,080,000	1,200 km3

Oruanui eruption	Taupo Volcanic Zone	North Island, New Zealand	Taupo Volcano (Lake Taupo)	26,500	1,170 km3

Cerro Galán	Andes Central Volcanic Zone	Catamarca, Argentina	2,500,000	1,050 km3

Lava Creek eruption	Yellowstone hotspot	Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, United States	Lava Creek Tuff	640,000	1,000 km3

Sentence(s)

The Oruanui eruption of New Zealand's Taupo Volcano, about 26,500 years ago, was one of the Supervolcanos at a VEI-8 eruption.

final_sentence: The Oruanui eruption of New Zealand's Taupo Volcano, about 26,500 years ago, was one of the Supervolcanos at a VEI-8 eruption.