- Of the many
eruptions of
Mount Vesuvius, a
major stratovolcano in
Southern Italy, the best-known is its
eruption in 79 AD,
which was one of the deadliest...
-
Several types of
volcanic eruptions—during
which material is
expelled from a
volcanic vent or fissure—have been
distinguished by volcanologists. These...
-
smaller 1915
eruption of L****en Peak in California. It has
often been
declared the most
disastrous volcanic eruption in U.S. history. The
eruption was preceded...
- The Hōei
eruption of
Mount Fuji
started on
December 16, 1707 (during the Hōei era, 23rd day of the 11th
month of the 4th year) and
ended on
February 24...
- past 500 years.
Historical observations accounted its
first eruption in 1616. The
first eruption for
which an
extended account exists was the six-day event...
- The 1883
eruption of
Krakatoa (Indonesian:
Letusan Krakatau 1883) in the
Sunda Strait occurred from 20 May
until 21
October 1883,
peaking in the late morning...
- Peléan
eruptions are a type of
volcanic eruption. They can
occur when
viscous magma,
typically of
rhyolitic or
andesitic type, is involved, and share...
-
effusive eruption is a type of
volcanic eruption in
which lava
steadily flows out of a
volcano onto the ground.
There are two
major groupings of
eruptions: effusive...
- A
Vulcanian eruption is a type of
volcanic eruption characterized by a
dense cloud of ash-laden gas
exploding from the
crater and
rising high
above the...
-
Submarine eruptions are
volcano eruptions which take
place beneath the
surface of water.
These occur at
constructive margins,
subduction zones and within...
