⟩ Tell me which were largest eruptions in past 250 years?
The size of volcanic eruptions is determined by the amount of lava emitted. The largest eruption over the past 2 centuries was Tambora in Indonesia in 1815.
β Laki fissure, Iceland 1783
β Tambora, Indonesia 1815
β Cosiguina, Nicaragua 1835
β Askja, Iceland 1875
β Krakatau, Indonesia 1883
β Tarawera, New Zealand 1886
β Santa Maria, Guatemala 1902
β Ksudach, Kamchatka 1907
β Katmai, Alaska, USA 1912
β Agung, Indonesia 1963
β St. Helens, USA 1980
β El ChichΓ³n, Mexico 1982
β Pinatubo, Philippines 1991
β Chaiten, Chile 2008