10 Largest Volcanic Eruptions in The US

  • Jan 1, 800

    The 800 Eruption of Mt. Bona-Churchill

    The 800 Eruption of Mt. Bona-Churchill
    Located in Alaska, this is the largest eruption from mount Bona-Churchill. While it didn't cause any damage or death, this eruption had a VEI of 6
  • The 1790 Eruption of Mt. Kilauea

    The 1790 Eruption of Mt. Kilauea
    Located in Hawaii, this eruption was one of Kilauea's worst and most deadliest. It killed over 5405 with a VEI of 4, causing massive amounts of destruction to it's surrounding area. This is also the deadliest eruption on this list
  • The 1800 Eruption of Mt. St. Helens

    The 1800 Eruption of Mt. St. Helens
    The 1800 eruption of Mt. St. Helens isn't nearly as large as it's 1980 one. Even though it killed nobody, it still caused a good amount of damage to it's surrounding area in Washington, with a VEI of 5
  • The 1883 Eruption of Mt. Augustine

    The 1883 Eruption of Mt. Augustine
    This 1883 eruption was Mt. Augustine's biggest. Located in Alaska, Mt. Augustine killed 8 people with a VEI of 4. Although big, it didn't cause too much damage to it's surrounding area
  • The 1912 Eruption of Mt. Novarupta

    The 1912 Eruption of Mt. Novarupta
    Also in Alaska, this is one of Mt. Novarupta's largest eruptions. Although only killing 2 people and not causing to much damage to the area around it, this eruption had a VEI of 6
  • The 1924 Eruption of Mt. Kilauea

    The 1924 Eruption of Mt. Kilauea
    This 1924 eruption certainly wasn't Kilauea's largest or most destructive, killing only 1 person and causing little damage to it's surrounding area in Hawaii
  • The 1944 Eruption of Mt. Cleveland

    The 1944 Eruption of Mt. Cleveland
    Mt. Cleveland is another one of the many volcanoes in Alaska. However, it's 1944 eruption wasn't nearly as destructive as some of the other ones. This eruption, killing only 1 person and causing little damage to the area around it, had a VEI of 3
  • The 1980 Eruption of Mt. St. Helens

    The 1980 Eruption of Mt. St. Helens
    Located in Washington, this was Mt. St. Helens' most dangerous and destructive eruption. Killing 57 people with a VEI of 5
  • The 1992 Eruption of Mt. Spurr

    The 1992 Eruption of Mt. Spurr
    This was one of Mt. Spurr's largest eruptions. Located in Alaska, Mt. Spurr's eruption only killed 1 person. However, it caused a moderate amount of damage to it's surrounding area, with a VEI of 4
  • Mt. Yellowstone

    Mt. Yellowstone
    Although it hasn't erupted yet, Mt Yellowstone, located in Wyoming, is estimated by scientists to erupt sometime in the next 90,00 years. And when it does erupt, it will most likely produce large amounts of volcanic ash and pumice. This eruption could be almost as big as the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens