Located on Sumbawa in the Lesser Sunda Islands, volcanism is the result of subduction zones. The 1815 eruption was the largest in recorded history, erupting up to 150 cubic kilometers of …

Dec 10, 2025 · Mount Tambora, volcanic mountain on the northern coast of Sumbawa island, Indonesia, that in April 1815 exploded in the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. It is …

Oct 27, 2025 · The table below lists all known eruptions (date in bold face) of Tambora volcano in historic times and during the past 10,000 years. Updates on the most recent volcanic activity …

Mount Tambora (image above), a volcano on Sumbawa Island in present-day Indonesia (map below), erupted in April 1815. It was the most destructive explosion on Earth in the past …

Jun 16, 2025 · The Mount Tambora eruption on Indonesia's Sumbawa Island on April 10, 1815, was the most powerful volcanic explosion in world history.

Beginning in April 2011, Tambora volcano, Indonesia (figure 1), experienced increased seismic activity and minor steam venting. As a result, the Center for Volcanology and Geological …

For the time being, it does not appear that Mount Tambora is showing any signs of a massive eruption. The last time there was any seismic activity was 2011, but it's remained fairly quiet …

The largest known volcanic eruption of the last 200 years, that of Tambora on Sumbawa Island, Indonesia, occurred in 1815. Enormous volumes of pyroclastic flow followed by caldera …

In April 1815, [2] Mount Tambora, a volcano on the island of Sumbawa in present-day Indonesia (then part of the Dutch East Indies), erupted in what is now considered the most powerful …

Jan 19, 2024 · Mount Tambora, an active stratovolcano on Sumbawa Island, Indonesia, exemplifies the volatile forces that shape the planet’s landscapes. Before its infamous 1815 …