How violent can a volcano get?

Anonymous

∙ 17y ago

Updated: 8/16/2019

Very. The reports of the blast in which Kraktoa was destroyed are almost beyond belief. And there were larger volcanic blasts in the distant past. Krakatoa was a 6 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index while Tambora was a 7. Need links? You got 'em.

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∙ 17y ago

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Is Mount Pinatubo a violent or non violent volcano?

Mount Pinatubo is violent.

What type of volcano is the least violent?

That would be an extinct volcano.

What volcano is formed by violent eruptions?

Cinder cone volcano

Are volcano eruptions violent?

yes

What determines if a volcano is violent?

If it erupts

Is mt st Helens a violent or nonviolent volcano?

Mount St Helens is violent.

A steep tall volcano that can sometimes rise as high as 10000 feet an eruption from this type of a volcano is violent?

strato volcano

What is formed by violent eruptions?

Cinder cone volcano

What happens to the shape of the volcanoe as the eruption becomes more violent?

During the more violent eruptions, pieces of the rim of the volcano can break away, changing the shape of the volcano.

What plugs volcano openings?

Magma that hardens in a vent on an active volcano. They trap gasses in the volcano and can sometimes cause violent eruptions.

Is mt st Helens a violet volcano?

No, the volcano is not purple... If you meant is it still VIOLENT as in active the answer is yes

Which volcao results in a violent eruption?

its the composite cone volcano?