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The Deadliest Volcanic Eruptions| Volcano | Year | Deaths | Major cause of deaths |
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| Tambora, Indonesia | 1815 | 92,000 | Starvation | | Krakatau, Indonesia | 1883 | 36,417 | Tsunami | | Mount Pelee, Martinique | 1902 | 29,025 | Ash flows | | Ruiz, Colombia | 1985 | 25,000 | Mudflows | | Unzen, Japan | 1792 | 14,300 | Volcano collapse, tsunami | | Laki, Iceland | 1783 | 9,350 | Starvation | | Kelut, Indonesia | 1919 | 5,110 | Mudflows | | Galunggung, Indonesia | 1882 | 4,011 | Mudflows | | Vesuvius, Italy | 1631 | 3,500 | Mudflows, lava flows | | Vesuvius, Italy | 79 | 3,360 | Ash flows, falls | | Papandayan, Indonesia | 1772 | 2,957 | Ash flows | | Lamington, Papua New Guinea | 1951 | 2,942 | Ash flows | | El Chichon, Mexico | 1982 | 2,000 | Ash flows | | Soufriere, St. Vincent | 1902 | 1,680 | Ash flows | | Oshima, Japan | 1741 | 1,475 | Tsunami | | Asama, Japan | 1783 | 1,377 | Ash flows, mudflows | | Taal, Philippines | 1911 | 1,335 | Ash flows | | Mayon, Philippines | 1814 | 1,200 | Mudflows | | Agung, Indonesia | 1963 | 1,184 | Ash flows | | Cotopaxi, Ecuador | 1877 | 1,000 | Mudflows | | Pinatubo, Philippines | 1991 | 800 | Disease | | Komagatake, Japan | 1640 | 700 | Tsunami | | Ruiz, Colombia | 1845 | 700 | Mudflows | | Hibok-Hibok, Philippines | 1951 | 500 | Ash flows |
NOTE: All eruptions with more than 500 known human fatalities. Based on data in Volcanic Hazards: A Sourcebook on the Effects of Eruptions by Russell J. Blong (Academic Press, 1984).
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