Category:VEI-8 eruptions

Volcanic eruptions that rated 8 on the volcanic explosivity index. Such eruptions release a tephra volume of at least 1000 km3 with annihilating long-term effects on the surrounding area and devastating short-term effects on global climate, leaving profound effects on the climate for years to come.

For smaller volcanic eruptions that have produced at least 100 km3 of tephra at a time, see Category:VEI-7 eruptions.

No VEI-8 eruption has occurred in recent human history. The most recent such eruption is the Oruanui eruption that formed Lake Taupō, roughly 26,500 years before present.