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The Largest Volcano Eruptions - John Seach
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.
Table 1. Large eruptions in past 10,000 years.
| Volcano
|
Country
|
Year
|
Cubic km erupted
|
| 1815
|
100
| ||
| 186
AD |
100
| ||
| 6640 BC
|
70-80
| ||
| 3450 yr ago
|
50
| ||
| 6850 ago
|
30-40
| ||
| 6300 ago
|
30-40
| ||
| 1452
|
32-39
| ||
| 3600 ago
|
30-33
| ||
| 50
AD |
19-25
| ||
| Krakatau | Indonesia | 1883 | 18 |
1912 |
12 |
||
1991 |
10 |
Table 2. Large ancient eruptions.
Volcano |
Country |
Years ago |
Cubic km erupted
|
| Fish Canyon
|
28 million
|
5000
| |
| 1.3 million
|
1000
| ||
| 26 000
|
800
| ||
| 760,000
|
600
|
Table 3. Large recent eruptions.
Volcano |
Country |
Years ago |
Cubic km erupted |
1983-present |
2 |
||
1980 |
1 |