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Deadliest Volcanic Eruptions Since 1500 A.D. |
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Eruption | Year | Casualties | Major Cause |
Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia | 1985 | 25,0001,3 | Mudflows3 |
Mont Pelée, Martinique | 1902 | 30,0001 (29,025)2 | Pyroclastic flows2 |
Krakatau, Indonesia | 1883 | 36,0001 (36,417)2 | Tsunami2 |
Tambora, Indonesia | 1815 | 92,0001,2 | Starvation2 |
Unzen, Japan | 1792 | 15,0001 (14,030)2 | Volcano collapse,
Tsunami2 |
Lakagigar (Laki), Iceland | 1783 | 9,0001 (9,350)2 | Starvation2 |
Kelut, Indonesia | 1586 | 10,0001 | |
Other Notable Eruptions |
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Eruption | Year | Casualties | Major Cause |
Mount Pinatubo, Philippines | 1991 | 3503 | Roof Collapse3 |
Mount St. Helens, Washington | 1980 | 573 | Asphyxiation from ash |
Kilauea, Hawaii | 1924 | 11 | Falling rock1 |
Lassen Peak, California | 1915 | 04 | |
Mount Vesuvius, Italy | 79 A.D. | 3,3602 | Pyroclastic Flow2 |
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