Number of QEAR volcanoes | Number of Quaternary eruptions | Eruptions/QEAR volcanoes | |||||
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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 |