diff --git a/packages/util/src/errors.ts b/packages/util/src/errors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45dc7133d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/util/src/errors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+enum ErrorCode {
+  INVALID_PARAM = 'INVALID_PARAM',
+  UNKNOWN_ERROR = 'UNKNOWN_ERROR',
+}
+
+interface GeneralError<T extends ErrorCode = ErrorCode> extends Partial<Error> {
+  code?: T
+}
+
+interface InvalidParamError extends GeneralError<ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAM> {
+  param?: string
+}
+
+interface UnknownError extends GeneralError<ErrorCode.UNKNOWN_ERROR> {
+  [key: string]: any
+}
+
+// Convert an ErrorCode into its Typed Error
+type CodedGeneralError<T> = T extends ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAM
+  ? InvalidParamError
+  : T extends ErrorCode.UNKNOWN_ERROR
+  ? UnknownError
+  : never
+
+function isError<K extends ErrorCode, T extends CodedGeneralError<K>>(
+  error: GeneralError,
+  code: K
+): error is T {
+  if (error && (<GeneralError>error).code === code) {
+    return true
+  }
+  return false
+}
+
+function isInvalidParamError(error: GeneralError): error is InvalidParamError {
+  return isError(error, ErrorCode.INVALID_PARAM)
+}
+
+function isUnknownError(error: GeneralError): error is UnknownError {
+  return isError(error, ErrorCode.UNKNOWN_ERROR)
+}
+
+export class ErrorLogger {
+  static errors = ErrorCode
+
+  makeError<T>(codedError: CodedGeneralError<T>): Error {
+    const { code, message, ...params } = codedError
+    const messageDetails: Array<string> = []
+
+    if (isInvalidParamError(codedError) && typeof params.param !== 'undefined') {
+      messageDetails.push(`Invalid param=${codedError.param}`)
+    }
+
+    if (isUnknownError(codedError)) {
+      Object.keys(params).forEach((key) => {
+        const value = codedError[key]
+        try {
+          messageDetails.push(key + '=' + JSON.stringify(value))
+        } catch {
+          messageDetails.push(key + '=' + JSON.stringify(codedError[key].toString()))
+        }
+      })
+    }
+
+    messageDetails.push(`code=${code}`)
+
+    let errorMessage = message ?? ''
+
+    if (messageDetails.length) {
+      errorMessage += ' | Details: ' + messageDetails.join(', ')
+    }
+
+    const error = new Error(errorMessage) as CodedGeneralError<T>
+    error.code = codedError.code
+
+    Object.keys(params).forEach((key) => {
+      const typedKey = key as keyof typeof codedError
+      error[typedKey] = codedError[typedKey]
+    })
+
+    // captureStackTrace is not defined in some browsers, notably Firefox
+    if (Error.captureStackTrace) {
+      Error.captureStackTrace(error, this.throwError)
+    }
+
+    throw error
+  }
+
+  throwError<T extends ErrorCode>(
+    code?: T,
+    params?: Omit<CodedGeneralError<T>, 'code' | 'stack'>
+  ): void {
+    this.makeError({
+      code: code ?? ErrorCode.UNKNOWN_ERROR,
+      ...params,
+    } as CodedGeneralError<T>)
+  }
+}
+
+export const errorLog = new ErrorLogger()
diff --git a/packages/util/src/index.ts b/packages/util/src/index.ts
index bda39a3f6c..d079db4297 100644
--- a/packages/util/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/util/src/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ export * from './account'
  */
 export * from './address'
 
+/**
+ * Errors
+ */
+export * from './errors'
+
 /**
  * Hash functions
  */
diff --git a/packages/util/test/errors.spec.ts b/packages/util/test/errors.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3621c38ffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/util/test/errors.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+import tape from 'tape'
+import { ErrorLogger } from '../src/errors'
+
+tape('ErrorLogger', (t) => {
+  const errorLog = new ErrorLogger()
+
+  t.test('should assign the UNKNOWN_ERROR code to errors without code', (st) => {
+    let error: any
+
+    try {
+      errorLog.throwError()
+    } catch (e) {
+      error = e
+    }
+
+    st.equal(error.code, ErrorLogger.errors.UNKNOWN_ERROR)
+    st.end()
+  }),
+    t.test('should preserve the stack trace of the throwError context', (st) => {
+      let error: any
+
+      try {
+        errorLog.throwError()
+      } catch (e) {
+        error = e
+      }
+
+      // captureStackTrace is not defined in some browsers, notably Firefox, so behavior can't be implemented/tested there
+      // @ts-ignore
+      if (Error.captureStackTrace) {
+        st.ok(/Error: {2}\| Details: code=UNKNOWN_ERROR\n {4}at Test./.test(error.stack))
+      }
+
+      st.end()
+    }),
+    t.test('should populate an error with UNKNOWN_ERROR code with all provided params', (st) => {
+      let error: any
+
+      try {
+        errorLog.throwError(ErrorLogger.errors.UNKNOWN_ERROR, {
+          errorInfo1: 'Information on the error',
+          errorInfo2: 'More information on the error',
+        })
+      } catch (e) {
+        error = e
+      }
+
+      st.equal(error.code, ErrorLogger.errors.UNKNOWN_ERROR)
+      st.equal(error.errorInfo1, 'Information on the error')
+      st.equal(error.errorInfo2, 'More information on the error')
+      st.end()
+    }),
+    t.test(
+      'should add all error params of UNKNOWN_ERROR to error mes21 02 2022 17:42:12.866:ERROR [launcher]: No binary for ChromeHeadless browser on your platform.sage details',
+      (st) => {
+        let error: any
+
+        try {
+          errorLog.throwError(ErrorLogger.errors.UNKNOWN_ERROR, {
+            errorInfo1: 'Information on the error',
+            errorInfo2: 'More information on the error',
+          })
+        } catch (e) {
+          error = e
+        }
+
+        st.equal(
+          error.message,
+          ' | Details: errorInfo1="Information on the error", errorInfo2="More information on the error", code=UNKNOWN_ERROR'
+        )
+        st.end()
+      }
+    ),
+    t.test('should append all error details to provided error message', (st) => {
+      let error: any
+
+      try {
+        errorLog.throwError(ErrorLogger.errors.UNKNOWN_ERROR, {
+          message: 'Error Message',
+          errorInfo1: 'Information on the error',
+          errorInfo2: 'More information on the error',
+        })
+      } catch (e) {
+        error = e
+      }
+
+      st.equal(
+        error.message,
+        'Error Message | Details: errorInfo1="Information on the error", errorInfo2="More information on the error", code=UNKNOWN_ERROR'
+      )
+      st.end()
+    })
+  t.test('should populate an error with INVALID_PARAM with the "param" prop', (st) => {
+    let error: any
+
+    try {
+      errorLog.throwError(ErrorLogger.errors.INVALID_PARAM, {
+        param: 'difficulty',
+      })
+    } catch (e) {
+      error = e
+    }
+
+    st.equal(error.param, 'difficulty')
+    st.end()
+  }),
+    t.test('should add the "param" prop to the INVALID_PARAM error message', (st) => {
+      let error: any
+
+      try {
+        errorLog.throwError(ErrorLogger.errors.INVALID_PARAM, {
+          message: 'Gas limit higher than maximum',
+          param: 'gasLimit',
+        })
+      } catch (e) {
+        error = e
+      }
+
+      st.equal(
+        error.message,
+        'Gas limit higher than maximum | Details: Invalid param=gasLimit, code=INVALID_PARAM'
+      )
+      st.end()
+    })
+})
diff --git a/packages/vm/src/runBlock.ts b/packages/vm/src/runBlock.ts
index 5728cceb44..a074a87074 100644
--- a/packages/vm/src/runBlock.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/src/runBlock.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { debug as createDebugLogger } from 'debug'
 import { BaseTrie as Trie } from 'merkle-patricia-tree'
-import { Account, Address, BN, intToBuffer, rlp } from 'ethereumjs-util'
+import { Account, Address, BN, errorLog, ErrorLogger, intToBuffer, rlp } from 'ethereumjs-util'
 import { Block } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { ConsensusType } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import VM from './index'
@@ -209,8 +209,11 @@ export default async function runBlock(this: VM, opts: RunBlockOpts): Promise<Ru
           )} expected=${block.header.receiptTrie.toString('hex')}`
         )
       }
-      const msg = _errorMsg('invalid receiptTrie', this, block)
-      throw new Error(msg)
+      const message = _errorMsg('invalid receiptTrie', this, block)
+      errorLog.throwError(ErrorLogger.errors.INVALID_PARAM, {
+        message,
+        param: 'receiptTrie',
+      })
     }
     if (!result.bloom.bitvector.equals(block.header.logsBloom)) {
       if (this.DEBUG) {
@@ -220,15 +223,21 @@ export default async function runBlock(this: VM, opts: RunBlockOpts): Promise<Ru
           )} expected=${block.header.logsBloom.toString('hex')}`
         )
       }
-      const msg = _errorMsg('invalid bloom', this, block)
-      throw new Error(msg)
+      const message = _errorMsg('invalid bloom', this, block)
+      errorLog.throwError(ErrorLogger.errors.INVALID_PARAM, {
+        message,
+        param: 'bloom',
+      })
     }
     if (!result.gasUsed.eq(block.header.gasUsed)) {
       if (this.DEBUG) {
         debug(`Invalid gasUsed received=${result.gasUsed} expected=${block.header.gasUsed}`)
       }
-      const msg = _errorMsg('invalid gasUsed', this, block)
-      throw new Error(msg)
+      const message = _errorMsg('invalid gasUsed', this, block)
+      errorLog.throwError(ErrorLogger.errors.INVALID_PARAM, {
+        message,
+        param: 'gasUsed',
+      })
     }
     if (!stateRoot.equals(block.header.stateRoot)) {
       if (this.DEBUG) {
@@ -238,8 +247,11 @@ export default async function runBlock(this: VM, opts: RunBlockOpts): Promise<Ru
           )} expected=${block.header.stateRoot.toString('hex')}`
         )
       }
-      const msg = _errorMsg('invalid block stateRoot', this, block)
-      throw new Error(msg)
+      const message = _errorMsg('invalid block stateRoot', this, block)
+      errorLog.throwError(ErrorLogger.errors.INVALID_PARAM, {
+        message,
+        param: 'stateRoot',
+      })
     }
   }
 
@@ -285,8 +297,11 @@ async function applyBlock(this: VM, block: Block, opts: RunBlockOpts) {
   // Validate block
   if (!opts.skipBlockValidation) {
     if (block.header.gasLimit.gte(new BN('8000000000000000', 16))) {
-      const msg = _errorMsg('Invalid block with gas limit greater than (2^63 - 1)', this, block)
-      throw new Error(msg)
+      const message = _errorMsg('Invalid block with gas limit greater than (2^63 - 1)', this, block)
+      errorLog.throwError(ErrorLogger.errors.INVALID_PARAM, {
+        message,
+        param: 'gasLimit',
+      })
     } else {
       if (this.DEBUG) {
         debug(`Validate block`)
diff --git a/packages/vm/tests/api/runBlock.spec.ts b/packages/vm/tests/api/runBlock.spec.ts
index 8d835e6d75..7cd0aa7d73 100644
--- a/packages/vm/tests/api/runBlock.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/tests/api/runBlock.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import tape from 'tape'
-import { Address, BN, rlp, KECCAK256_RLP, Account } from 'ethereumjs-util'
+import { Address, BN, rlp, KECCAK256_RLP, Account, ErrorLogger } from 'ethereumjs-util'
 import Common, { Chain, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { Block } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import {
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ tape('runBlock() -> API parameter usage/data errors', async (t) => {
     await vm
       .runBlock({ block })
       .then(() => t.fail('should have returned error'))
-      .catch((e) => t.ok(e.message.includes('Invalid block')))
+      .catch((e) => t.ok(e.code === ErrorLogger.errors.INVALID_PARAM && e.param === 'gasLimit'))
   })
 
   t.test('should fail when block validation fails', async (t) => {