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One elderly person died during the evacuation efforts. On May 6, the eruption became more forceful and generated a wider and darker gray ash plume to an estimated altitude of 30,000 m (98,400 ft) into the stratosphere. All remaining people in Chaitén were ordered to evacuate, as well as anyone within 50 km of the volcano. 4 Mount Okmok [69]
The most famous and destructive historical eruptions are mainly of this type. An eruptive phase can consist of a single eruption, or a sequence of several eruptions spread over several days, weeks or months. Explosive eruptions usually involve thick, highly viscous, silicic or felsic magma, high in volatiles like water vapor and carbon dioxide.
Andes, Southern Volcanic Zone Unknown 150 Loma Seca Tuff-Unit S 5 Galeras Andes, Northern Volcanic Zone Unknown 150 7 Kos-Nisyros Caldera: South Aegean Volcanic Arc 110 161 Kos Plateau Tuff 7 Los Humeros: Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt 290 DRE [16] 164 Xáltipan Ignimbrite 7 Lake Akan: Hokkaidō: 56.8 (DRE) 175 AK-2 6 Yellowstone Caldera ...
A volcano erupted in southern Iceland, near the town of Grindavík and the Blue Lagoon spa, marking the region's seventh eruption in a year. Iceland volcano flares in region's 7th eruption in one year
HONOLULU — The ongoing eruption at Hawaii’s Kilaeua volcano became more active Saturday evening. What had been low-level lava flows since Thursday morning transformed into more vigorous ...
Ruang’s eruptions ejected a massive ash plume and sent some volcanic gases more than 65,000 feet into the air, according to satellite estimates – about 25,000 feet higher than a commercial ...
Known large eruptions after the Paleogene period (from 66 Mya to 23 Mya) are listed, especially those relating to the Yellowstone hotspot, Santorini caldera, and the Taupō Volcanic Zone. Active volcanoes such as Stromboli , Mount Etna and Kīlauea do not appear on this list, but some back-arc basin volcanoes that generated calderas do appear.
The volcanic island of Anak Krakatau in Indonesia saw an eruption on 22 December 2018 which caused a deadly tsunami, with waves surging up to five meters in height. The tsunami killed at least 437 ...