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The eruption on August 27, 1883 was an explosive eruption: the pressure from expanding magma blew away most of the main island, reducing it to rubble and ash that was thrown 50 miles into the air. The energy of the main eruption was equal to that of a 200 megaton nuclear blast, and there were tsunamis from all 4 main eruptions that day. The remnants of the island subsided into the empty magma chamber beneath the islands.
Another result indicating the intensity of the blast was that a 10-ton mass of coral was uprooted and rolled up onto the Java shore more than 20 miles away.
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Is Krakatoa a explosive or non-explosive?
Krakatoa is a volcano that erupted. In the eruption, gases were trapped below the cap of the volcano. The explosive eruption occurred when the pressure was enough to blow the cap off of the volcano.
Was Krakatoa in 1883 more explosive than Mt St Helen's in 1980?
Yes, far more explosive. The eruption of Krakatoa was more than 10 times larger than the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens.
Which has a wider base volcano formed by a quiet or an explosive eruption?
Type your answer here... quiet
Was mauna loa a quiet or explosive eruption?
No, Mauna Loa is not an explosive volcano. It tends to be non-explosive.
What is mount tambora quiet or explosive?
The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora was highly explosive. The largest in recorded history.
Is Krakatoa a explosive or non-explosive?
Krakatoa is a volcano that erupted. In the eruption, gases were trapped below the cap of the volcano. The explosive eruption occurred when the pressure was enough to blow the cap off of the volcano.
Was Diamond Peak an explosive or quiet eruption?
explosive
Does mount mayon have quiet eruption or explosive eruption?
its like josephs farts explosive!
Does shield cone form from a quiet or explosive eruption?
quiet
What makes a quiet eruption different from an explosive eruption?
quiet eruption flows easeir cause it has a low viscosity and lava flows easier but explosive eruption has a high viscosity and lava flows slower
Was Krakatoa in 1883 more explosive than Mt St Helen's in 1980?
Yes, far more explosive. The eruption of Krakatoa was more than 10 times larger than the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens.
What type of eruption is the eruption Eyjafjallajökull?
It's has explosive eruptions not quiet ones.
Which has a wider base volcano formed by a quiet or an explosive eruption?
Type your answer here... quiet
What are the classification of volcanoes according to eruption?
It is Quiet, Explosive, Intermidiate
What substance determines if a volcano will have quiet or explosive eruption?
Silicon
What are the two main kind of eruption?
quiet ,and explosive eruptions
Is mt vesuvius a quiet eruption or explosive?
The 1980 eruption was very explosive. Ash was blown 80,000 feet into the air and the mountain is a quarter mile shorter than it was before the eruption.
