When was the last major eruption of a volcano?
C McDon
Hi C McDon,
Well, there are volcanoes erupting all the time. Of course those are not
"major" eruptions (unless you happen to live nearby). I guess the last
major eruption would have to be that of Kliuchevskoi (in Kamchatka last
Sept.) or that of Rabaul (in Papua New Guinea). The Rabaul eruption
started last September in a pretty big way, and then dragged on with minor
explosions until about April of this year. Fogo, in the Cape Verde
Islands had a good-sized eruption but it wasn't explosive so most of the
world didn't pay much attention.
Unless I'm forgetting something I think those have been the most recent
big ones. You might want to check out the Michigan Tach. University page
(which you can get to through VolcanoWorld) for a more complete listing.
Sincerely,
Scott Rowland
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