Volcano Eruptions

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  • 100 BCE

    Yellowstone

    Yellowstone
    Yellowstone National Park is an active volcano. It rumbles beneath visitors feet. It has been active for the last 2.1 million years but the most recent eruption occurred 640,000 years ago.
  • 50

    Ambrym Island

    Ambrym Island
    This 665 square km volcanic island is part of a tiny nation called Republic of Vanuatu in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.It was one of the most impressive eruptions in history because of the scalding ash it sent down the mountain.
  • 450

    Ilopango Volcano

    Ilopango Volcano
    This volcano is only a few kilometers from the capital city, San Salvador. it has only erupted twice and has covered central and western El Salvador.
  • Jan 1, 1000

    Changbaishan Volcano

    Changbaishan Volcano
    Located on the boarder of China and North Korea, this volcano sent material as far away as northern Japan, the distance covered is around 1200 km. the eruption created a large caldera which is 4.5 km wide and 1 km deep.

  • Huaynaputina

    Huaynaputina
    This was South America's largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. The eruption sent mud flows as far as the Pacific Ocean and has appeared to have affected the global climate. The summers after the eruption were some of the coldest experienced in 500 years.

  • Mount Tambora

    Mount Tambora
    The eruption of Mount Tambora is largest eruption ever recorded by humans. The volcano which is still active has one of the tallest peaks in the Indonesian Archipelago. It exploded so loudly it was heard on Samatra Island almost 1900 km away.

  • Krakatoa

    Krakatoa
    Week of rumbling lead up to an enormous explosion. The volcano is on the Indo-Australian plate. It launched huge amounts of rock, ash and pumice and could be heard thousands of miles away.

  • Santa Maria Volcano

    Santa Maria Volcano
    The Santa Maria eruption was one of the largest in the 20th century. The volcano had been silent for 500 years prior to the explosion. It left a crater that is 1.5km wide.

  • Novarupta

    Novarupta
    The eruption of Novarupta was one of a chain of volcano's that are a part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. The eruption sent 12.5 cubic km of magma and ash into the air.

  • Mount Pinatubo

    Mount Pinatubo
    This volcano when it erupted ejected more than 5 cubic km of ash into the air. It rose up 35 km into the air and left layers on the country side.