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1902 Eruption of Mount Pelee

Volcanology

One of the deadliest volcanic eruptions in recorded history, beginning with phreatic explosions in April 1902 and culminating in a catastrophic pyroclastic surge on 8 May that swept through the city of Saint-Pierre, Martinique, at hurricane speed. Almost the entire population of the city, about 28,000 people, was killed within minutes, and further deadly explosions in May and August brought the total death toll to approximately 29,000, the deadliest eruption of the 20th century, and the disaster gave its name to the Peleean style of eruption. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Event Date
1902-05-08 1
Date of the climactic pyroclastic surge; phreatic explosions began April 1902 and further deadly events followed into August 1902.
Magnitude or Scale
Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) 4; pyroclastic surge exceeded 160 kilometers per hour at over 1,075 degrees Celsius 1
Location
Saint-Pierre, Martinique 1
Disputed
Death Toll
Approximately 29,000 overall, about 28,000 of them in Saint-Pierre within minutes 1
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  • Article text
    Almost everyone within the city proper-about 28,000 people-died, most burned or buried by falling masonry.
  • In Group: Major Volcanic Eruptions, Lead sentence
    The 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée was a volcanic eruption on the island of Martinique in the Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc of the eastern Caribbean, which was one of the deadliest eruptions in recorded history.
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