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This list documents volcanic eruptions by human death toll. Volcanic eruptions. Human death toll Volcano VEI Location Year Eruption Source(s) 71,000 to 250,100+
An eruption on 16 March injured 10 people, including a BBC News television crew, after magma exploded upon contact with snow. [97] [98] 3 Mount Ontake [99] Japan 2014 63 A phreatic eruption and pyroclastic flow occurred without warning, killing 63 people. Deadliest eruption in Japan since 1902, first volcano-related deaths in Japan since 1991. 2
This is a list of notable volcanic eruptions in the 16th to 20th centuries with a Volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 4 or higher, and smaller eruptions that resulted in significant damage or fatalities. Note that there may be uncertainties to dates with historical eruptions, and there are likely to be many large eruptions that have not been ...
After erupting 25 times in the last 12,000 years, the Taupo volcano last erupted in 232, resulting in one of the largest and most violent eruptions seen on Earth. Related: The Deadliest Hurricanes ...
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 ...
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. ( August 2008 ) This is a list of notable people who died as a result of injuries sustained during a volcanic eruption .
The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, the largest eruption since 1912, is dwarfed by the eruptions in this list. In a volcanic eruption, lava, volcanic bombs, ash, and various gases are expelled from a volcanic vent and fissure.
Located near Naples and at the base of Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii was completely decimated in a now-infamous volcanic eruption in 79 A.D. that's remembered as one of the deadliest of its kind in ...