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Tell Me Which Were Largest Eruptions In Past 250 Years?

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The size of volcanic eruptions is determined by the amount of lava emitted. The largest eruption over the past 2 centuries was Tambora in INDONESIA in 1815.

  • Laki fissure, Iceland 1783
  • Tambora, Indonesia 1815
  • Cosiguina, Nicaragua 1835
  • Askja, Iceland 1875
  • Krakatau, Indonesia 1883
  • Tarawera, NEW ZEALAND 1886
  • Santa Maria, Guatemala 1902
  • Ksudach, Kamchatka 1907
  • Katmai, Alaska, USA 1912
  • Agung, Indonesia 1963
  • St. Helens, USA 1980
  • El Chichón, Mexico 1982
  • Pinatubo, Philippines 1991
  • Chaiten, Chile 2008

The size of volcanic eruptions is determined by the amount of lava emitted. The largest eruption over the past 2 centuries was Tambora in Indonesia in 1815.


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