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1991 Mount Unzen erupts in Japan, worst eruption in Japanese history
1986 Volcanic eruption in Cameroon releases poison gas, killing 2,000 1968 Mount Arenal, Costa Rica kills 80 in Pelee-type eruption 1959 Kilauea's most spectacular eruption (in Hawaii) 1886 Eruption of Tarawera volcano destroys famous pink and white calcium carbonate hot-spring terraces (North Island, New Zealand) 1883 Seismic sea waves created by Krakatoa eruption create a rise in English Channel 32 hours after explosion 1867 Great Mauna Loa eruption (Hawaiian volcano) 1822 2nd eruption of Galunggung (Java) destroys summit of mountain 1822 1st eruption of Galunggung (Java) sends boiling sludge into valley 1816 10" snowfall in New England, "year without a summer", from the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia 1815 Eruption of Tambora volcano (Sumbawa Java) 1783 Laki Volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption 1772 Explosive eruption blows 4,000' off Papandayan Java, kills 3,000 1759 Destructive eruption of Vesuvius |
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