The Toba eruption (also called the Toba supereruption and the Youngest Toba eruption) was a supervolcanic eruption that occurred around 74,000 years ago, during the Late Pleistocene, [2] at the site of present-day Lake Toba, in Sumatra, Indonesia.

Mount Toba, ancient volcano located in the Barisan Mountains, north-central Sumatra, Indonesia. A massive eruption sometime between 71,000 and 74,000 years ago expelled an estimated 2,800 cubic km (about 670 cubic miles) of ash and lava.

Jul 12, 2021 · The explosion of the Toba supervolcano, located on the modern island of Sumatra, some 74,000 years ago was Earth's largest volcanic eruption in the past 28 million years. Parts of Indonesia,...

Apr 9, 2024 · Deep within the Indonesian island of Sumatra lies a sleeping giant: the Toba supervolcano. It is responsible for the largest known explosive eruption in human history, which took place 74,000 years ago.

Feb 17, 2025 · Situated on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, the Toba Caldera is the site of the largest volcanic eruption in the past 2.5 million years. Approximately 74,000 years ago, the Toba supervolcano ejected an estimated 670 cubic miles of material into the atmosphere, blanketing large swaths of Asia in 6 inches of volcanic ash.

Apr 29, 2024 · A dramatic 2020 eruption of Kīlauea was nothing compared with Indonesia’s Toba supervolcano eruption 74,000 years ago, the largest eruption of the past 2.5 million years.

Apr 12, 2021 · We show that the Toba volcanic plume caused massive ozone (O 3) loss and produced hostile UV radiation conditions at the Earth’s surface, particularly in the tropics.

Toba - the volcano that almost wiped out humanity. 75,000 years ago, Sumatra saw the largest volcanic eruption in the Quaternary - the supervolcano Toba.

Mar 22, 2024 · About 74,000 years ago, Sumatra’s Mount Toba experienced a super-eruption, one of the largest in Earth’s history, potentially kicking off a massive disruption in the world’s climate.

Apr 29, 2013 · Scientists thought the ancient eruption of the Toba supervolcano could explain the near-extinction of humans at the time, but new research shows that the event didn't affect life as much as ...