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What is the deadliest volcanic eruption in human history?
Mount Tambora
Volcanic eruptions
| Human death toll | Volcano | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 71,000 to 250,100+ (regarded as having caused the Year Without a Summer, creating famines and epidemics across the Northern Hemisphere) | Mount Tambora | 1815 |
| 36,000+ Most of these deaths were not attributed to the eruption itself, but to the tsunami generated by it. | Krakatoa | 1883 |
When was the last Taupo eruption?
about 1,800 years ago
The Taupo eruption (also known as the Hatepe eruption) represents the most recent major eruption of the Taupō Volcano, and occurred about 1,800 years ago. It represents the most violent eruption in the world in the last 5,000 years.
Can Taupo erupt again?
Backing up findings of earlier studies, the new model put the annual probability of a Taupo eruption at any size at a very low chance of one in 800 – or at between 0.5 and 1.3 per cent within the next 500 years. “So we’re unlikely to see an eruption in our lifetimes,” he said.
How many people did the largest volcano kill?
In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted on Sumbawa, an island of modern-day Indonesia. Historians regard it as the volcano eruption with the deadliest known direct impact: roughly 100,000 people died in the immediate aftermath.
Is Lake Taupo volcano extinct?
The volcano is currently considered to be dormant rather than extinct because of moderate fumarole activity and hot springs along the shores of the lake.
What is the population around the Taupo volcano?
Taupo
| Basic Data | |
|---|---|
| Volcano Number Last Known Eruption Elevation Latitude Longitude | 241070 260 CE 760 m / 2493 ft 38.82°S 176°E |
| Subduction zone Continental crust (> 25 km) | |
| Population | |
| Within 5 km Within 10 km Within 30 km Within 100 km | 21,456 21,456 26,674 161,966 |
Is it safe to swim in Lake Taupo?
The water at Lake Taupo is so clear that even when you are swimming in the deeper parts (I’m talking about 2 meters) you can see the bottom. There’s no salt to sting your eyes, no sea lice to bite you and the water for some reason felt heavenly soft. And there is a designated safe swimming areas with no boats allowed.
What would happen if Taupo erupted today?
“If Taupo were to erupt, we would expect to see major ground deformation and thousands of earthquakes, not hundreds,” Jolly says. White Island’s 2000 eruption followed a long period of activity and is one of “a couple” of eruptions Jolly has seen.