The deadliest volcanic eruptions in history
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Tambora (1815) · Krakatoa (1883) · Mount Pelée (1902). (Updated Sep 3, 2022.)
Three of the ten deadliest eruptions happened in Indonesia, including Tambora in 1815, the biggest in recorded history. Which one seems most terrifying to you?
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Top 10
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Tambora (1815)
Sumbawa: tens of thousands of direct victims and a "year without a summer" worldwide.
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Krakatoa (1883)
About 36,000 dead, mostly from tsunamis.
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Mount Pelée (1902)
Pyroclastic flows destroyed the town of Saint-Pierre in Martinique.
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Nevado del Ruiz (1985)
Lahars buried the town of Armero in Colombia.
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Unzen (1792)
Landslide and tsunami in Japan.
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Vesuvius (AD 79)
The volcano that buried Pompeii and Herculaneum.
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Laki (1783–84)
Iceland: poisonous gases and famine.
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Kelud (1919)
Lahars in East Java killed thousands.
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Santa María (1902)
A huge eruption in Guatemala.
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Pinatubo (1991)
One of the largest eruptions of the 20th century, in the Philippines.
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