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1257 Samalas Eruption

Volcanology

A catastrophic eruption of the Samalas volcano on the Indonesian island of Lombok, with a probable Volcanic Explosivity Index of 7, one of the largest eruptions of the Holocene epoch. It destroyed the city of Pamatan and buried much of Lombok under pyroclastic flows that reached the neighboring island of Sumbawa, and it injected enough sulfate aerosols into the atmosphere to cause a volcanic winter, contributing to famines in Europe and, by some accounts, helping trigger the multi-century Little Ice Age, a link that remains debated among researchers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Disputed
Magnitude or Scale
Probable Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) 7, one of the largest eruptions of the Holocene 1
Death Toll
Unknown at Lombok itself, though the eruption is linked to famines and crop failures abroad; the city of Pamatan was destroyed 1
Location
Samalas volcano, Lombok, Indonesia 1
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Volcanic Explosivity Index, Concepts

Rated a probable Volcanic Explosivity Index of 7; the value is a reconstruction from tephra volume and ice-core sulfate signals rather than a direct historical observation, since no eyewitness account of the eruption survives.

Source Volcanic Explosivity Index (Wikipedia)

Caused By

Volcanism, Processes

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1. 1257 Samalas Eruption (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    pyroclastic flows that buried much of Lombok and crossed the sea to reach the neighbouring island of Sumbawa
  • In Group: Major Volcanic Eruptions, Lead sentence
    In 1257, a catastrophic eruption occurred at Samalas, a volcano on the Indonesian island of Lombok.
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Volcanic Explosivity Index (Wikipedia)
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