Around 74,000 years ago, Indonesia's supervolcano, Mount Toba, erupted in what is considered one of the most powerful volcanic events in human history.
The eruption of Krakatoa (Krakatau) in 1883, located between Java and Sumatra, was one of the most famous volcanic events in history.
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD is famous for burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under layers of ash and pyroclastic flows.
The eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia in 1815 is one of the most powerful eruptions in recorded history.
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state, USA, in 1980 was a relatively recent and well-documented volcanic event.
While not one of the largest eruptions in history, the 2010 eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano had a profound impact on global air travel.