Deadliest Volcanic Eruptions Since 1500 A.D. |
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| Eruption | Year | Casualties | Major Cause | ||
| Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia | 1985 | 25,0001,3 | Mudflows3 | ||
| Mont Pelée, Martinique | 1902 | 30,0001 (29,025)2 | Pyroclastic flows2 | ||
| Krakatau, Indonesia | 1883 | 36,0001 (36,417)2 | Tsunami2 | ||
| Tambora, Indonesia | 1815 | 92,0001,2 | Starvation2 | ||
| Unzen, Japan | 1792 | 15,0001 (14,030)2 | Volcano collapse,
Tsunami2 |
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| Lakagigar (Laki), Iceland | 1783 | 9,0001 (9,350)2 | Starvation2 | ||
| Kelut, Indonesia | 1586 | 10,0001 | |||
| Other Notable Eruptions | |||||
| Mount Pinatubo, Philippines | 1991 | 3503 | Roof Collapse3 | ||
| Mount St. Helens, Washington | 1980 | 573 | Asphyxiation from ash | ||
| Kilauea, Hawaii | 1924 | 11 | Falling rock1 | ||
| Lassen Peak, California | 1915 | 04 | |||
| Mount Vesuvius, Italy | 79 A.D. | 3,3602 | Pyroclastic Flow2 | ||
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Sources
1
Tilling, Topinka, and Swanson, 1990,
Eruptions of Mount St. Helens: Past, Present, and Future:
U.S. Geological Survey General Interest Publication, 56p.
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