8 most dangerous hidden volcanoes in the world

eruption in early June left heavy damage to Guatemala. However, this is still not the most volcanic potential disaster in the world.

Santa Maria, Guatemala

Santa Maria Volcano - (Photo: National Geographic).

Santa Maria is a large volcano still active in the western plateau of Guatemala.

The level 6 eruption of Santa Maria volcano in 1902 is one of the three biggest eruptions of the 20th century, also one of the five biggest eruptions in the last 200 years, claiming the lives of about 6,000 people. .

Taal, Philippines

Taal volcano in the Philippines - (Photo: Getty Images).

Taal Volcano is located right in the same lake area on the island of Luzon. Since 1572, Taal has erupted lava 33 times, killing about 5,000-6,000 people in the area.

In 1977, scientists thought that the volcano temporarily shut down, but then they continuously showed signs of Taal's seismic activity from 1991 to the present.

Moreover, the volcano is only about 50km from the Philippine capital of Manila, so it is not subjective.

Crater of Coatepeque, El Salvador

Coatepeque volcano in El Salvador - (Photo: Getty Images).

Coatepeque was formed after a series of massive eruptions 54,000-72,000 years ago.

Since those two eruptions, vast lava land areas formed along the western edge of the crater. Meanwhile, east of the crater is Lake Coatepeque, the largest lake in El Salvador.

The crater is located in the center of El Salvador, so if a huge eruption takes place there is a risk of affecting the entire capital of San Salvador and the nearby city of Santa Anna.

, Italy

Volcano Vesuvius, Italy - (Photo: Getty Images).

This is the mountain that caused the disaster in Pompeii town in 79 AD. This horrifying disaster created a huge column of smoke, reaching the height of today's civil aircraft. Their ash buried the entire Pompeii houses and people under 12 different layers of soil.

From 1944 until now, the volcano seems to have no signs of activity but is not subjective because the volcano is very close to the city of Naples, Italy with about 1 million inhabitants.

Volcano Ilopango, El Salvador

Ilopango - Volcano (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).

Ilopango is only about 10 km east of the city of San Salvador.

This volcano once occurred in a horrific eruption in 450 AD that left the central and western El Salvador inundated with ash and dust, completely destroying the Mayan cities.

Today, scientists say volcanoes still show signs of activity. And with a very close distance to San Salvador, Ilopango volcano will be disastrous once erupted.

Aira volcano range, Japan

Aira volcano range - Photo: National Geographic.

Over the past 10,000 years, Aira has dozens of eruptions of levels 4, 5, and 6 in the volcanic scale, along with hundreds of explosions large and small each year. The large eruptions of Aira are likely to affect about 2.6 million people in a 100km radius.

Today, volcanic activities continue and let fly ash into the surrounding environment. Earlier, many volcanic eruptions created a white sand plateau right in this area.

In 2016, a team of experts from the University of Bristol (UK) and Sakurajima Volcanic Research Center (Japan) said Aira could erupt a massive wave in the next 30 years.

Michoacan-Guanajuato, Mexico

Volcanic area Michoacan-Guanajuato - (Photo: Getty Images).

About 11,000 years ago, Michoacan-Guanajuato was a volcanic area that was extremely active with many level 3, level 4 eruptions that emitted from 1,400 holes of magma.

In the 18th century, this volcanic region shocked the eruption of El Jorullo. The slag of El Jorullo was smoldering until 15 years before stopping, from 1759 to 1774.

In the 20th century, in turn the El Paricutin volcano in the region " voiced" , leaving severe consequences when erupting in the period from 1943-1952.

There are 6 million people living on the lava land formed within a 5km radius around the volcanic area.

Campi Flegrei, Italy

The volcano is located near the densely populated area of ​​Italy - (Photo: Getty Images).

Campi Flegrei means "burnt fields" , a super volcano in a boot-shaped country. Campi Flegrei consists of a large volcanic network formed hundreds of thousands of years ago, from the outskirts of Naples to the Mediterranean coast.

Campanian Ignimbrite, which happened about 39,000 years ago, is the most famous volcanic eruption of Campi Flegrei. This is a terrible eruption that caused 300km of molten rock and released about 450,000 tons of dust and gas into the air, flying to central Russia about 2,000km away.

Then, a large area of ​​Italian land to the Mediterranean coast, stretching to Eastern Europe was covered with a 20cm thick layer of ash.

Since 1538, Campi Flegrei has not erupted yet again. However, scientists believe that deep magma in Campi Flegrei is gradually functioning again. Today, it is located in the center of an area of ​​6 million people so if exploded, this would be a disaster of the 21st century world.