Largest Eruptions in the Last 10,000 Years,
VEI Greater Than or Equal to 5.

5. Melanesia and Australia

Volcano

Country

Date

VEI

Type of Volcano

Long Island New Guinea 2040 BC 6 Complex volcano
Long Island New Guinea 1660 6 Complex volcano
Pago New Britain 1350 BC 6? Caldera
Rabaul New Britain 1550 BC 5 Pyroclastic shield
Rabaul New Britain 540 6 Pyroclastic shield
Billy Mitchell Bougainville 1030 5+ Pyroclastic shield
Billy Mitchell Bougainville 1580 6 Pyroclastic shield
Ambrym Vanuatu 50 6+ Stratovolcano
Kuwae Vanuatu 1452 6 Caldera


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