On this day: 1919 - Volcano

On this day in Disaster History, the Mount Kelut Volcano in Indonesia erupted resulting in over 5,000 fatalities from a resulting lava flood which overtook more than 100 villages. The volcano was of the type that existed below the surface of what appeared to be a crater. Mount Kelut is periodically active having erupted again in 1990 and then again in 2007. Today ~350,000 people reside within six (6) miles of the volcano.

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On this day: 1980 - Mount St. Helens

On this day in 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted in the State of Washington. The event began as a 5.1 magnitude earthquake which caused the collapse of the north facing wall of the mountain which resulted in an avalanche and subsequent explosion of pressurized volcanic gasses. The incident resulted in 57 fatalities attributed to asphyxiation, burns, and trauma. In the wake of the volcano approximately 150 square miles of forest was destroyed. 

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