volcano kilauea has erupted every year since 1952
It is called a active volcano. Inactive volcanoes have not erupted for more than a century.
A volcano that has erupted within historic time is an Active Volcano.
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It is imposable to know when the first volcano erupted since the have been around for millions of years.
The volcano is said to be extinct if it hasn't erupted for at least 10,000 years.
That volcano is likely to erupt again. Every volcano is different ,research on the volcano and when was the last time it erupted and then add 500 to 1000 years.
An extinct volcano that has not erupted for at least 10,000 years and is not expected to erupt again. A dormant volcano may have erupted several thousand years or more before and is not expected to erupt again, but it still has a magma supply.
It is called a active volcano. Inactive volcanoes have not erupted for more than a century.
Such a volcano is dormant.
There are several volcanoes in New Zealand, of which at least 8 have erupted in the last 100 years.
A volcano that has erupted within historic time is an Active Volcano.
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Mt Etna in Sicily is basically erupting every year :D
The most eruptive volcano is Etna in Italy. It has erupted continually for over 3500 years.
The volcano has erupted several times resulting in a series of craters, with the last eruption about 15,000 years ago.
It is imposable to know when the first volcano erupted since the have been around for millions of years.
A volcano which has not erupted for many years can be described as dormant. The word dormant is derived from the French, dormire, meaning to sleep.