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A volcanic tsunami, also called a volcanogenic tsunami, is a tsunami produced by volcanic phenomena. About 20–25% of all fatalities at volcanoes during the past 250 years have been caused by volcanic tsunamis. The most devastating volcanic tsunami in recorded history was that produced by the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. The waves reached ...
A tsunami hitting a coastline. This article lists notable tsunamis, which are sorted by the date and location that they occurred.. Because of seismic and volcanic activity associated with tectonic plate boundaries along the Pacific Ring of Fire, tsunamis occur most frequently in the Pacific Ocean, [1] but are a worldwide natural phenomenon.
Triggered a Volcanic tsunami that killed 3 fishermen. [160] 3 Volcán Arenal [161] Costa Rica 1968 87 On Monday, 29 July 1968, at 7:30 am, the Arenal Volcano suddenly and violently erupted. The eruptions continued unabated for several days, burying over 15 square kilometers (5.8 sq mi) under rocks, lava and ash.
The town of Merak was destroyed by a tsunami that was 46 metres high. [note 2] The waves reached heights of up to 24 metres (79 feet) along the south coast of Sumatra and up to 42 metres (138 feet) along the west coast of Java. [15] The tsunamis washed the land clean of vegetation and destroyed human settlements. [13]
The blast triggered a tsunami and sonic boom that rippled around the globe twice, ... the result was the biggest and deadliest volcanic eruption in recorded human history. The Plinian eruption ...
This timeline of volcanism on Earth includes a list of major volcanic eruptions of approximately at least magnitude 6 on the Volcanic explosivity index (VEI) or equivalent sulfur dioxide emission during the Quaternary period (from 2.58 Mya to the present). Other volcanic eruptions are also listed.
Volcano/complex Volcanic arc/belt, subregion, or hotspot Material volume (km 3) Date Tephra or eruption name Bulk DRE; 5-6 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai: Tonga-Kermadec Islands volcanic arc 6–10 [1] 7.1 [2] January 15, 2022: 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami: 5 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle: Andean Volcanic Belt: 0.76–1.26 [3 ...
Two people were killed in Peru by a 2-metre tsunami wave. A British woman was found to have been killed by the tsunami in Tonga. [19] 4 Mount Semeru [20] Indonesia 2021 12 57 An eruption began on December 4, and ejected a cloud of volcanic ash 12,000 m (40,000 ft) into the air, killing at least 57 people and injuring more than 100 others. 4