A supervolcano eruption occurred 74,000 years ago, with reports suggesting it nearly wiped out humanity and reduced the early human population to a very small number, possibly under 1,000 people. However, humans are believed to have survived the eruption, with some outlets indicating that the event may have even facilitated human migration out of Africa. The eruption's impact on early human populations and its potential role in human dispersal is a subject of ongoing study and research.