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Mount Tambora, seen on April 10, 2020, by the Himawari-8 satellite

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English: On this day in 1815, Mount Tambora, seen here on April 10, 2020,by the Himawari-8 satellite produced the largest volcanic eruption ever recorded. Mount Tambora, located on the island of Sumbawa in present-day Indonesia, is an active stratovolcano that was one of the tallest mountains in all of Indonesia before its eruption. After the event, its height decreased from 14,100 feet to just under 10,000. The explosion, which ejected a volume of approximately 31 cubic miles of ash, rated a Volcanic Explosivity Index (or VEI) of 7 (out of a logarithmically-based scale of 10) due to its destructive effects , on a scale and severity not seen since the 180 AD explosion of Lake Taupo in New Zealand.
Date 10 April 2020 (upload date)
Source This Day In History: Mount Tambora Explosively Erupts in 1815
Author NOAA

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