Super volcano ranking

Super volcanoes are ranked as follows:

1, Yellowstone national park volcano

The largest volcano in the world is located in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, USA. This volcano covers an area of about 8000 * square kilometers, and there are 25000 cubic kilometers of magma stored under it. If this volcano erupts, more than half of the United States will be uninhabitable and 90% of the population will be affected.

2. Cleveland volcano

The second volcano is also located in the United States. It is one of the largest volcanoes in the Aleutian Islands in central Alaska, USA. It broke out once in 2022. At present, this volcano is still active and is at risk of eruption at any time.

3. Mount Merapi

The third volcano is located in the center of Java, Indonesia. Historically, the eruption of this volcano led to the demise of a kingdom, and volcanic ash covered the whole island of Java. Mount Merapi has a small eruption every two to three years and a big eruption every 10 years.

4. Yasul volcano

As the fourth largest volcano in the world, Yasul volcano is only 36 1 m above sea level. Although its altitude is not high, it is widely distributed. There are many craters within 400 meters around, which have erupted frequently for centuries.

5. Pacaya

Pacaya is the fifth largest volcano in the world. Among the 33 volcanoes in Guatemala, Pacaya is one of the most active. As early as 23,000 years ago, Pacaya began to erupt, and Pacaya, which had been dormant for more than a century in 1965, became active again.