Asia-Pacific: Holocene Eruption and Selected Volcanoes
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Asia-Pacific: Holocene Eruption and Selected Volcanoes Wrangell Novarupta Augustine Volcanic Explosivity in Asia-Pacific Tolbachik Aniakchak Katmai Kizimen Shishaldin Ukinrek Maars Kliuchevskoi Pavlof This map shows the density of volcanic Ksudach Bogoslof Westdahl Alaid Akademia Nauk Kiska Okmok eruptions based on the explosivity index Chirinkotan Koryaksky Semisopochnoi KanagaSeguam Raikoke Rasshua for each eruption and the time period of MONGOLIA Kharimkotan CoAxial Segment Atsonupuri Ketoi the eruption. Eruption information is Tokachi Baransky Cleft Segment spread to 100km beyond point source to Tiatia North Gorda Ridge Shikotsu indicate areas that could be affected by Akita-Komaga-take DPR KOREA Chokai volcanic emissions or ground shaking. JAMMU & KASHMIR Azuma Kurikoma Zao AKSAI CHIN On-take CHINA RO KOREA Kusatsu-Shirane The original source of the data is a point Kuju JAPAN Oshima Sakura-jima dataset of worldwide historical volcanic BHUTAN Kuchinoerabu-jima PACIFIC eruptions occurring within approximately ARUNASHAL PRADESH Nakano-shima Kikai Tori-shima NEPAL Suwanose-jima OCEAN the last 11,500 years (to 2002). Adapted from Simkin and Siebert, 1994 Kita-Fukutokutai Iwo-jima Fukutoku-Okanoba "Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Iriomote-jima VIET INDIA MYANMAR Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and NAM Farallon de Pajaros Ahyi Babuyan Claro Mauna Loa Kilauea their Eruptions" and produced digitally by BANGLADESH LAO Didicas Asuncion Pagan Agrigan the Smithsonian Institution's Global PDR South Loihi PHILIPPINES Anatahan Volcanism Program. THAILAND Bay of China Pinatubo Ruby Northern Mariana Taal Mayon Guam (US) Islands (US) Bengal Sea The volcanic eruptions were rated using CAMBODIA Barren Island Canlaon the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI). The Camiguin FEDERATED MARSHALL VEI is a simple 0-to-8 index of increasing PALAU SRI LANKA BRUNEI STATES OF ISLANDS explosivity, with each successive integer Geureudong DARUSSALAM MICRONESIA representing about an order of MALDIVES Awu Banua Wuhu Peuet Sague MALAYSIA Mahawu Karangetang [Api Siau] magnitude increase. Ruang Sorikmarapi Lokon-Empung Ibu KIRIBATI Marapi Gamkonora Tandikat Makian Talang KerinciSINGAPORE Bam NAURU INDIAN Sumbing INDONESIA Rabaul Dempo Gede Manam Bamus Volcanic Explosivity Cereme Banda Api Lolobau Krakatau Serua OCEAN Sundoro Bagana Kiaraberes-Gagak PAPUA NEW TUVALU 1 Less explosive Teon Nila GUINEA Slamet Merapi SOLOMON Batur TIMOR-LESTE Lamington Victory ISLANDS 2 Kelut Kelimutu Waiowa Kavachi Tinakula Savai'i 3 VANUATU Suretamatai FRENCH Gaua SAMOA Vailulu'u Aoba POLYNESIA Ambrym 4 Lopevi FIJI Curacoa Kuwae Epi Fonualei COOK 5 Yasur Tofua TONGA ISLANDS NEW Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai 6 Most explosive CALEDONIA Holocene Volcano AUSTRALIA Monowai Seamount Macdonald Boomerang Seamount Tongariro Ruapehu NEW ZEALAND Heard 0 1,000 2,000 Kilometers The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: Dec 2014 Map Doc Name: OCHA_ROAP_Volcanoes_v1_2014 Sources: UN Cartographic Section, Smithsonian Institute, Global Volcanism Program Feedback: [email protected].