Has There Ever Been a Supervolcano Eruption?

The largest (super) eruption at Yellowstone (2.1 million years ago) had a volume of 2,450 cubic kilometers. ... Taupo erupted 22,600 years ago and is the most recent supereruption on Earth (with a volume of about 1,130 cubic kilometers).

When was the last supervolcano eruption?

The most recent super-eruption came from the supervolcano beneath Lake Taupo in New Zealand about 26,500 BC.

Has a supervolcano erupted in human history?

Ancient Humans May Have Survived Supervolcano Eruption Nearly 74,000 Years Ago. About 74,000 years ago, a volcanic eruption rocked in Indonesia. For a long time, experts thought that the ash from the eruption of Mount Toba threw the Earth into a “volcanic winter” that threatened the survival of the human species.