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 …

Nov 28, 2025 · 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 …

Jan 24, 2025 · In short, Toba was the biggest eruption since modern humans appeared on earth, and it came very close to wiping out people, along with many other animals, altogether.

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Toba caldera produced the largest eruption in the last 2 million years. The caldera is 18 x 60 miles (30 by 100 km) and has a total relief of 5,100 feet (1700 m). The caldera probably formed in stages. …

Apr 9, 2024 · Toba is one of 20 supervolcanos on Earth today, the most famous being Yellowstone in the USA. A supervolcano is one that, at some point in history, released more than 1,000 cubic …

Toba is Earth's largest Quaternary caldera and is partially filled by Lake Toba, seen here in a NASA Landsat satellite image (N is to the top). The 35 x 100 km caldera formed during four major …

Apr 29, 2024 · The Indonesian volcano was not a harbinger of doom. It was a catalyst for innovation. Even a Toba-induced genetic bottleneck now seems unlikely.

Aug 1, 2025 · The Toba supereruption, located in Sumatra, Indonesia, was one of Earth’s most powerful volcanic events. This immense eruption dramatically reshaped the landscape and had far-reaching …

Apr 24, 2025 · Roughly 74,000 years ago, the Toba supervolcano erupted on the island of Sumatra in modern-day Indonesia, releasing an enormous amount of ash into the atmosphere. This ash settled …