Kurile Lake erupted around 6,440 BCE with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 7, one of the largest eruptions of the last 10,000 years. Eruptions of this size inject sulphur into the stratosphere and can cool the global climate for a year or more. The VEI is a logarithmic scale: each step means roughly ten times more erupted material. It took place around 6,440 BCE.
Before and after
- from c. 7,000 BCE to 586 BCEConstruction of Tel Megiddo
- from c. 7,000 BCE to 2,600 BCEOrigins of Mehrgarh
- c. 6,600 BCEEruption of Karymsky
- from 66th century BCE to 31st century BCEPredynastic Period of Egypt
- c. 6,440 BCEEruption of Kurile Lake
- c. 6,300 BCEEruption of Aniakchak
- c. 6,050 BCEEruption of Menengai
- from 7th millennium BCE to 2nd millennium BCEUgarit
- 7th millennium BCEDiscovery of gold
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- c. 7,460 BCEEruption of Pinatubo
- c. 4,360 BCEEruption of Macauley
- c. 4,000 BCEEruption of Witori
- c. 3,580 BCEEruption of Taal
- c. 3,550 BCEEruption of Pinatubo
The era
This moment belongs to the Human prehistory (300,000 years ago to 3,200 BCE), the human story before writing.