Sunday, August 7, 2011

Does anybody have a listing of the eruptions taking place by Mt. Tambora?

The last time that Mt. Tambora erupted was in 1967. Prior to that it erupted in 1880 � 20, 1819, and between 1812 and its catastrophic eruption in 1815. Previous to that, radiocarbon dating of volcanic deposits indicate that Mt. Tampora erupted about 5910� 200, 5050 (?) and 740 � 150 BP. Undoubtedly, many minor eruptions, which remain undated, occurred prior to 1812 than is currently known. The 5910, 5050, and 740 BP eruptions are only the major eruptions that produced datable volcanic deposits.

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