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The record rainfall that hit Southern California during the water year from July 1883 to June 1884 – Los Angeles received 970 millimetres (38.18 in) and San Diego 660 millimetres (25.97 in) [26] – has been attributed to the Krakatoa eruption. [27]
The eruption destroyed two-thirds of the island of Krakatoa. Eruptions in the area since 1927 have built a new island at the same location, named Anak Krakatau (which is Indonesian for "Child of Krakatoa"). Periodic eruptions have continued since, with recent eruptions in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, and a major collapse in 2018.
1902 eruption of Santa María: 5 Mount Tarawera: TaupÅ Volcanic Zone: 2 Unknown June 10–15, 1886 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera: 6 Krakatoa [7] Sunda Arc: 18–25 9.0 [17] August 26, 1883: 1883 eruption of Krakatoa: 5 Askja: Iceland: 1.83 Unknown March 28, 1875: 5 Shiveluch: Kamchatka: 2 Unknown February 18, 1854: 5 Mount Agung: Sunda ...
The Krakatoa eruption of 1883 devastated the area, causing more than 36,000 deaths. In modern times, tourists can hike the mountain, or, for the less adventurous, view the land mass from the ...
Simon Winchester; Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, 27 August 1883 [10] explores the eruption of Krakatoa and the history of the region, the early spice trade, the growth of colonial governments, explains the geology of volcanos and describes in detail the series of eruptions and tsunamis and their effects around the globe.
A six on the VEI, which includes the Krakatoa eruption in 1883 and Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991, releases at least 10 cubic kilometers. ... The only semi-recent example was the 1815 ...
Eruption Source(s) 71,000 to 250,100+ Mount Tambora: 7 Indonesia: 1815 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora, Year Without a Summer: 36,000+ Krakatoa: 6 Indonesia: 1883 1883 eruption of Krakatoa: 30,000 Mount Pelée: 4 Martinique: 1902 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée: 23,000 Nevado del Ruiz: 3 Colombia: 1985 Armero tragedy: 20,000~ (estimated) Santorini ...
In geologic terms, it has recently formed within the caldera of the Krakatoa volcanic eruption. The entire island comprises a Somma-stratovolcano system of the late Holocene epoch, and features a pyroclastic cone. The major rock-type components of Anak Krakatau include andesite, dacite, and basalt; with minor indications of trachyte. [10]