USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington
Volcanic Eruptions and Activity
- Background and Information
- Historical Eruptions
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1998 Eruption of Guagua Pichincha, Ecuador
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1995-? - Eruption of Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat
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1994 - Eruption of Rabaul Volcano, Papua New Guinea
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1994 - Eruption of Merapi Volcano, Indonesia
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1994 - Eruptive activity at Popocatepetl Volcano, Mexico
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1991-1995 - Eruption of Unzen Volcano, Japan
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1991 - Eruption of Mount Pinatubo Volcano, Philippines
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1985 - Eruption and Lahar
of Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia
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1980 - Eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington
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1975 - Thermal Activity at Mount Baker, Washington
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1973 - Heimaey Island, Iceland
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1943 - Paricutin Cinder Cone, Mexico
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1914-1917 - Eruptive Activity at Lassen Peak, California
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1912 - Novarupta Eruption, Alaska
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1902 - Eruption of Mont Pelee, Martinique, West Indies
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1883 - Eruption of Krakatau, Indonesia
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1815 - Eruption of Tambora, Indonesia
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79 A.D. - Eruption of Vesuvius, Italy
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ca. 3,380 B.P. - Santorini, Greece
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ca. 6,850 B.P. - Eruption of Mount Mazama and
the formation of Crater Lake Caldera
- Other Menus of Interest
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04/03/03, Lyn Topinka