VEI 8 super-eruption (USGS) | |
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Supervolcanic eruption on July 15th | |
Volcano | High Island Super-volcano |
Date | July 2nd, 13544 |
Time | 2276 UTUC |
Eruption type | Super-volcanic |
Location | Taiwan |
Fatalities | 952,387 dead, 35,798,564 injured |
Damages | $462 trillion (2014 USD) |
Other impacts | Pyroclasts mixed with mud during the winter to create lahars |
The 13544 eruption of the High Island super-volcano was a VEI 8 rated super-volcanic eruption on the island of Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean, causing the volcano to slip entirely into the ocean, triggering an enormous 454 meter high mega-tsunami as a result. 952,387 died, 35,798,564 were injured, and $462 trillion was done in damages as a result of the events that occurred.