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World Holocene volcanoes with significant eruption records

Explore 257 Holocene volcanoes with significant eruption records in the NOAA NCEI database. Compare their locations on a world map.

Preview of World Holocene volcanoes with significant eruption records
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / World Data Service for Geophysics. Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database. Derived volcano point selection.

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About this dataset

  • This map contains volcanoes with significant eruption records in the NOAA NCEI database. The selected records extend from 4360 BCE to 2025.
  • NOAA selects significant events because of their impact, size, or association with a tsunami or major earthquake. The selection omits many eruptions.
  • Records marked as eruptions are grouped by volcano identifier. Each point retains the first and last qualifying year and the number of qualifying events.
  • Use the points to compare volcanic locations and add notes about recorded events. The source was downloaded on 15 September 2026.
  • This selection contains volcanoes with significant eruptions recorded through 2025. Many Holocene volcanoes are absent. The map does not show current activity or hazard zones.

Source and licence

NOAA NCEI / World Data Service for Geophysics

Licence: CC0 1.0

GeoJSON download details

The download includes all 257 features as points. Coordinates use longitude and latitude in WGS84.

The preparation date is when we prepared this dataset. Read the source notes for the dates covered by the data.

GeoJSON fields 7
name
Volcano name in the NOAA NCEI event record.
volcano_id
NOAA volcano location identifier.
country
Source country name.
first_eruption_year
Earliest qualifying significant eruption year. Negative years indicate BCE.
last_eruption_year
Latest qualifying significant eruption year within the selection period.
event_count
Number of qualifying significant eruption records at this volcano.
source_url
NOAA volcanic-event search. Use the volcano name to find its records.