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The World’s Worst Volcanic Eruption

  1. Mt. Pelee, West Indies

  2. Mt. Tambora, Indonesia

  3. Nevado del Ruiz, Columbia

  4. Mt. Krakatoa, Indonesia

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Explanation

The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia was the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history, with a VEI (Volcanic Explosivity Index) of 7. It caused the 'Year Without a Summer' in 1816. Mount Pelee (1902), Krakatoa (1883), and Nevado del Ruiz (1985) were devastating but less powerful eruptions.