Volcanic Eruptions of the 1500s

• Katla, 1500VEI 4
• Hekla, July 25, 1510VEI 4 · 1 death
• Hekla, October 15, 1510VEI 4 · Deaths: many
• Etna, March 26, 1536VEI 3 · 1 death
• Campi Flegrei, September 29, 1538VEI 3 · 24 deaths
• Augustine, 1540VEI 4 · tsunami
• Agua, September 11, 15411,300 deaths
• Kie Besi, 1550VEI 3 · tsunami
• Dukono, November 1550VEI 3 · Deaths: few
• Gamkonora, December 31, 1564VEI 3 · Deaths: few
• Pacaya, August 1565VEI 3
• Kirishimayama, October 31, 1566VEI 3 · Deaths: many
• Savo, 1568VEI 3 · 1,001 deaths
• Mombacho, 1570400 deaths
• Taal, 1572VEI 3
• Colima, 1576VEI 3 · Deaths: few
• Billy Mitchell, 1580VEI 6
• Sao Jorge, May 1, 1580VEI 3 · 10 deaths
• Katla, August 11, 1580VEI 4
• Fuego, December 26, 1581VEI 4
• Kelud, 1586VEI 5 · 10,000 deaths
• Merapi, 1587VEI 4 · Deaths: few
• Colima, January 15, 1590VEI 3 · Deaths: many
• Raung, 1593VEI 5 · Deaths: many
• Nevado del Ruiz, March 12, 1595VEI 4 · 636 deaths
• Asamayama, May 1, 1596VEI 2 · Deaths: many
• Raung, 1597VEI 3 · Deaths: few
• Hekla, January 3, 1597VEI 4
• Banda Api, 1598VEI 3 · Deaths: few
• Asamayama, May 13, 1598VEI 2 · 800 deaths

• 4300s BC 2
• 4000s BC 2
• 3500s BC 2
• 2400s BC 1
• 2000s BC 1
• 1900s BC 1
• 1800s BC 2
• 1700s BC 1
• 1600s BC 2
• 1500s BC 1
• 1400s BC 1
• 1300s BC 1
• 1000s BC 2
• 400s BC 1
• 200s BC 1
• 100s BC 3
• 99 to 1 BC 1
• Years 1 to 99 4
• 200s 3
• 300s 2
• 400s 2
• 500s 2
• 600s 3
• 700s 4
• 800s 1
• 900s 5
• 1000s 1
• 1100s 6
• 1200s 4
• 1300s 15
• 1400s 5
• 1500s 30
• 1600s 45
• 1700s 63
• 1800s 150
• 1900s 378
• 2000s 152

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.