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Krakatoa.
The 1883 eruption ejected more than six cubic miles (25 cubic kilometres) of rock, ash, and pumice , and generated the loudest sound ever historically reported — the cataclysmic explosion was distinctly heard as far away as Perth in Australia (approx. 3100 km/1900 mi), and the island of Rodrigues near Mauritius (approx. 4800 km/3000 mi). Atmospheric shock waves reverberated around the world seven times and were felt for five days. Near Krakatoa, according to official records, 165 villages and towns were destroyed and 132 seriously damaged, at least 36,417 (official toll) people died, and many thousands were injured by the eruption, mostly in the tsunamis which followed the explosion.

2006-08-15 18:04:00 · answer #1 · answered by hott.dawg™ 6 · 0 1

The Toba eruption (the Toba event [1]) occurred at what is now Lake Toba about 71,500 ± 4000 years ago. It had an estimated Volcanic Explosivity Index of 8, making it the most recent supervolcano eruption and probably the largest volcanic eruption within the last two million years. Bill Rose and Craig Chesner of Michigan Technological University deduced that the total amount of erupted material was about 2800 cubic km (670 cubic miles) — around 2000 km³ of ignimbrite that flowed over the ground and around 800 km³ that fell as ash, with the wind blowing most of it to the west

2006-08-16 10:32:54 · answer #2 · answered by Gopi 2 · 0 1

The eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 was the largest in recorded history

2006-08-16 01:03:10 · answer #3 · answered by Mav 6 · 1 0

The largst known in history was the Yellowstone Caldera 640,000 years ago, resulting in roughly 600 cubic miles of debris. It overshadows the Toba eruption 74,000 years ago, which nearly wiped out the human race. The largest in recorded history is considered Tambora in 1815 which dropped global temperatures by 3 degrees celcius.

2006-08-16 01:19:22 · answer #4 · answered by xtowgrunt 6 · 1 0

The eruption of Mt. Santorini in1630 BC

2006-08-16 01:06:19 · answer #5 · answered by Hantz 2 · 0 0

It's still Krakatoa. There are some in history, but they occured before people were around.

The Mount Mazama eruption that formed Crater Lake was more powerful owing to destruction area, but it can only be guessed at.

2006-08-16 01:04:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Mount Tambora

2006-08-16 01:02:59 · answer #7 · answered by shirley e 7 · 1 0

Hot Dawg nailed it, it's Krakatoa. You can find that in any encylopedia. Almost everyone on the planet heard it.

Interesting side note.

This volcanic event occured in the same region as the christmas tsunamis a few years back. Scary.

2006-08-16 04:04:28 · answer #8 · answered by Pigeon P 3 · 0 1

1912 at novarupta on the alaska peninsula.

2006-08-16 01:03:23 · answer #9 · answered by Dananana 5 · 0 0

In terms of what? Volume of lava, displacement of land, noise, or duration?

2006-08-16 01:03:59 · answer #10 · answered by Ron D 4 · 0 1

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