List of large volcanic eruptions in the 21st century - wikipedia List of large volcanic eruptions in the 21st century This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2017 ) This is a list of volcanic eruptions of the 21st century measuring a Volcanic Explosivity Index ( VEI ) of at least 4, as well as notable smaller eruptions. Note that the size of eruptions can be subject to considerable uncertainty. VEI Volcano ( eruption ) Country Year Casualties Notes Ulawun Papua New Guinea 2000 Shiveluch Russia Nyiragongo DR Congo 2002 147 At least 15 % of Goma comprising 4,500 buildings were destroyed, leaving about 120,000 people homeless. Ruang Indonesia 2002 Reventador Ecuador 2002 Manam Papua New Guinea Rabaul Papua New Guinea 2006 Mount Okmok United States 2008 Chaiten Chile 2008 Kasatochi United States 2008 Sarychev Peak Russia 2009 Eyjafjallajökull Iceland Caused the worst flight disruption over Europe since the Second World War. Mount Merapi Indonesia 353 Over 350,000 people were evacuated from the affected area. Ash plumes caused major disruption to aviation across Java. Grímsvötn Iceland 2011 Puyehue - Cordón Caulle Chile 2011 Major flight disruptions across the southern hemisphere, including South America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Ejecting 0.7 cu km, this event was the biggest volcanic eruption of the 21st century to date. Nabro Eritrea 2011 31 Etna Italy 2013 - An eruption on 16 March 2017 injured 10 people, including a BBC News television crew, after magma exploded upon contact with snow. Mount Sinabung Indonesia 2014 15 Mount Sinabung 's eruptions caused many pyroclastic flows, one resulting in the loss of 15 lives. Kelud Indonesia 2014 Mount Ontake Japan 2014 63 A phreatic eruption and pyroclastic flow occurred without warning, killing at least 61 people. Deadliest eruption in Japan since 1902, first volcano - related deaths in Japan since 1991. Calbuco Chile 2015 0 First eruption at Calbuco since 1972. At least 4,000 people evacuated. No casualties reported. Mount Sinabung Indonesia 2016 7 Mount Sinabung continued to erupt, with 7 fatalities over two different occasions Sabancaya Peru 2016 - Ash eruptions have occurred since 6 November 2016, with an eruption column 3 km ( 1.9 mi ) high five days later. As of June 2017, a persistent gas plume lies above the volcano and repeated emissions of ash have happened, resulting in several alerts for the local population. See also List of large volcanic eruptions of the 19th century List of large volcanic eruptions of the 20th century List of natural disasters by death toll List of volcanic eruptions by death toll Lists of volcanoes References Jump up ^ `` Ulawun ''. Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Sheveluch ''. Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Nyiragongo ''. Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ruang ''. Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` Reventador ''. Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. 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External links VEI glossary entry from a USGS website How to measure the size of a volcanic eruption, from The Guardian The size and frequency of the largest explosive eruptions on Earth, a 2004 article from the Bulletin of Volcanology List of Large Holocene Eruptions ( VEI > 4 ) from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program VEI ( Volcanic Explosivity Index ) from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_large_volcanic_eruptions_in_the_21st_century&oldid=842702494 '' Categories : 21st - century volcanic events Lists of disasters Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles needing additional references from June 2017 All articles needing additional references Use dmy dates from May 2015 Articles containing potentially dated statements from June 2017 All articles containing potentially dated statements Talk About Wikipedia Edit links This page was last edited on 24 May 2018, at 03 : 23. 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