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Volcanoes: The Top Twenty
Date | Volcano | Number of Victims |
c.1450 BC |
Thera |
Unknown thousands |
AD 79 |
Vesuvius |
Unknown thousands |
1815 |
Tambora, Indonesia |
66,000 |
1883 |
Krakatoa |
96,000 |
1888 |
Vulcano, Italy |
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1890 |
Fuji, Japan |
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1902 |
Mt. Pelée, West Indies |
29,000 |
1911 |
Taal, Philippines |
1,335 |
1912 |
Katmai, Alaska |
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1919 |
Kelut, Java |
5,110 |
1930 |
Stromboli, Italy |
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1940 |
Mauna Loa, Hawaii |
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1943 |
Paricutin, Mexico |
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1955 |
(Ol Doinyo) Lengai, Kenya |
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1963 |
Tristan Da Cunha |
260 refugees |
1964 |
Surtsey, Iceland |
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1971 |
Kirkjufell (Heimaey), Iceland |
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1971 |
Kilauea, Hawaii |
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1971 |
Etna, Sicily |
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1971 |
Fuego, Guatemala |
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