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Table 2 Regional breakdown of QEAR volcanoes and eruptions in LaMEVE

From: Characterisation of the Quaternary eruption record: analysis of the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database

Number of QEAR volcanoes

Number of Quaternary eruptions

Eruptions/QEAR volcanoes

Region

QEAR volcanoes

%

Region

Eruptions

%

Region

Eruptions/ QEAR volcanoes

Japan, Taiwan, Marianas

108

23.1

Japan, Taiwan, Marianas

730

38.9

New Zealand to Fiji

7.1

South America

65

13.9

South America

173

9.2

Atlantic Ocean

6.8

Mexico & Central America

52

11.1

Kamchatka & Mainland Asia

150

8.0

Japan, Taiwan, Marianas

6.8

N. America inc. Alaska

49

10.5

Mexico & Central America

142

7.6

Europe (Mediterranean and W.Asia)

5.4

Kamchatka and Mainland Asia

31

6.6

Europe (Mediterranean and W.Asia)

125

6.7

Iceland and Arctic Ocean

5.2

Indonesia

24

5.1

N. America inc. Alaska

119

6.3

Kamchatka & Mainland Asia

4.8

Africa and Red Sea

23

4.9

New Zealand to Fiji

114

6.1

West Indies

3.9

Europe (Mediterranean and W.Asia)

23

4.9

Iceland and Arctic Ocean

57

3.0

Hawaii and Pacific Ocean

3

Melanesia and Australia

18

3.8

Indonesia

51

2.7

Mexico & Central America

2.7

New Zealand to Fiji

16

3.4

Melanesia and Australia

44

2.3

South America

2.7

Kuril Islands

15

3.2

Atlantic Ocean

41

2.2

Antarctica

2.6

Iceland and Arctic Ocean

11

2.4

West Indies

35

1.9

Philippines and SE Asia

2.6

West Indies

9

1.9

Africa and Red Sea

33

1.8

Melanesia and Australia

2.4

Philippines and SE Asia

8

1.7

Kuril Islands

21

1.1

N. America inc. Alaska

2.4

Atlantic Ocean

6

1.3

Philippines and SE Asia

21

1.1

Indonesia

2.1

Antarctica

5

1.1

Antarctica

13

0.7

Middle East and Indian Ocean

1.8

Middle East and Indian Ocean

4

0.9

Middle East and Indian Ocean

7

0.4

Africa and Red Sea

1.4

Hawaii and Pacific Ocean

1

0.2

Hawaii and Pacific Ocean

3

0.2

Kuril Islands

1.4

  1. The number of QEAR volcanoes with eruptions listed in LaMEVE and the percentage of these in each region; the number and percentage of eruptions by region; and the number of eruptions per QEAR volcano. The regions in each section of the table are listed in descending order.