VEI 7 super eruption (USGS) | |
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The Eruption as it happened late at night | |
Volcano | Mt St Helens |
Date | November 21, 2019 |
Time | 1944 CDT |
Eruption type | Plinian, Peleean |
Location | Washington, USA |
Fatalities | Between 645-810 dead, 519 Injured and 1,099 Missing. |
Damages | $30 billion (2014 USD) |
Other impacts | Pyroclasts mixed with mud during the winter to create lahars |
The Yellowstone Caldera Eruption of 2019 was perhaps one of the Worst Volcanic Eruptions to have occurred during the 21st Century.
Summary[]
Being one of the worlds well known Super Volcanoes, Yellowstone has had a long and violent history of Eruptions.
Most of them Being Super Eruptions.
But the size of the 2019 Eruption was a Bit Surprising, as it was a bit smaller than what people believed was coming.