Toba supereruption

GPTKB entity

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:volcanic_activity
gptkbp:affects global ecosystems
climate for several years
prehistoric human populations
gptkbp:ashCloudHeight up to 50 km
gptkbp:ashDepositsFoundIn gptkb:Arabian_Sea
gptkb:India
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:South_China_Sea
gptkbp:ashLayerThickness up to several meters in some locations
gptkbp:calderaDiameter about 100 km
gptkbp:calderaLength about 30 km
gptkbp:calderaWidth about 100 km
gptkbp:cause climate cooling
global volcanic winter
gptkbp:date approximately 74,000 years ago
gptkbp:ejectedVolume 2,800 km³ (approximate)
gptkbp:followedBy post-eruption volcanic activity at Toba
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Toba supereruption
gptkbp:isOneOf largest volcanic eruptions in the Quaternary period
gptkbp:leftFeature gptkb:Lake_Toba_caldera
gptkbp:mayHaveCaused human population bottleneck
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Sumatra
gptkb:Lake_Toba
gptkbp:precededBy earlier eruptions at Toba
gptkbp:referencedIn documentaries
popular science books
scientific literature
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Toba_catastrophe_theory
gptkbp:studiedBy geneticists
paleoclimatologists
volcanologists
gptkbp:VEI 8
gptkbp:volcanoType ultra-Plinian
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Toba_catastrophe_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6