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The 1792 Unzen landslide and tsunami resulted from the volcanic activities of Mount Unzen (in the Shimabara Peninsula of Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan) on 21 May. This caused the collapse of the southern flank of the Mayuyama dome in front of Mount Unzen, resulting in a tremendous tsunami , killing 15,000 people altogether. [ 2 ]
Mount Unzen (雲仙岳, Unzen-dake) is an active volcanic group of several overlapping stratovolcanoes, near the city of Shimabara, Nagasaki on the island of Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island. In 1792, the collapse of one of its several lava domes triggered a megatsunami that killed 14,524 people in Japan's worst volcanic-related disaster .
3 Mount Awu [28] Indonesia 1856 2,806 [181] 3 Nevado del Ruiz [124] Colombia 1845 1,000 [125] 2 Mount Etna [103] Italy 1843 56 [181] 2 Mount Unzen [142] Japan 1792 15,000 1792 Unzen earthquake and tsunami: 2 Dieng Volcanic Complex [148] Indonesia 1786 38 Ground fissuring destroyed the village of Jamping, killing 38 people. [163] 3 Gamalama [185 ...
1792: Mount Unzen, Japan. Mount Unzen is a group of overlapping active volcanoes. In 1792, an eruption caused enormous landslides that engulfed the city of Shimabara before falling into the sea ...
1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens: 56 Mount Etna: 2 Italy: 1843 [6] 56 La Soufrière: 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1812 [37] 50 Mount Usu: 4 Japan: 1822 [38] 43 Mount Unzen: 1 Japan: 1991 [39] 40 Dieng Volcanic Complex: 2 Indonesia: 1928 [30] 39 Taal: 4 Philippines: 2020 2020–2022 Taal Volcano eruptions: 38 Dieng Volcanic Complex: 2 ...
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Great Unzen disaster: Eruption, Earthquake, and Tsunami 21 May 1792: Mount Unzen, Kyūshū: A major eruption at Mt Unzen triggered an earthquake, causing Unzen's east flank to collapse, triggering a tsunami in the Ariake Sea. 13,000 + 1771 Great Yaeyama Tsunami: Earthquake and Tsunami 24 Apr 1771: Ishigaki Island and Miyako Island: 7,273: Mino ...