14,300 Unzen, Japan 1792 Volcano collapse, tsunami 9,350 Laki, Iceland 1783 Starvation 5,110 Kelut, Indonesia 1919 Mudflows 4,011 Galunggung, Indonesia 1882 Mudflows 3,500 Vesuvius, Italy 1631 Mudflows, lava flows 3,360 Vesuvius, Italy 79 Ash flows and falls 2,957 Papandayan, Indonesia 1772 Ash flows 2,942 Lamington, Papua N.G. 1951 Ash flows
th ousan d degr ees Fah ren hei e. May 21,1 792 Mt. Unzen, Japan In a few cases , volca noes exist without bein g near the edge o f a place. In th ese cases , Apr. 10-12 , 1815 Mt. Tambora, Sumbawa, Indonesia such as the H awa iian Islands, a powerful and persistent fl ow o f ma gma has broken Oct. 8, 1822 Galunggung, Java, Indonesia thr ough the cruse. Aug. 26-28, 1883 Krakatau, Indonesia Apr. 24, 1902 Santa Maria, Guatemala May 8, 1902 Mt. Pelee, Martinique