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Not necessarily. A summit eruption may be explosive or effusive. It is considered a summit eruption when material erupts at or near the volcano's peak as opposed to on its flanks.
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What was kilaueas most violent eruption?
There are several contenders for the most violent eruption of Kilauea, however they were all before recorded records on the island and have only been able to be extrapolated from the evidence left on the volcano. The one that is most understood of the explosive eruptions was the 1924. This explosive eruption from the summit caldera was most likely caused by a shallow interaction of super heated magma and ground water, as the caldera in that time was much deeper and the water table was a litle higher. This combination of a high water table and a deep caldera make Kiluaea prone to steam driven explosions from the summit. The Smithsonian Institute of Global Vlcanism has this eruption rated as a V.E.I. - 2. The eruptive column from the summit reached the altitude of the 1980 Mt. St. Helens eruption. Another contender for the largest explosive eruption took place in or around 1790. This eruption was like the 1924 eruption driven by water and magma interaction, but seemd to be significantly more powerful. However without further evidence the true power and nature of the eruption will not be understood. Smithsonian Institute of Global Volcanism has the eruption rated at a V.E.I. - 4.
Was the eruption of Fuego gentle or explosive?
The eruption that occurs at fuego is explosive with lava flows
What is an explosive volcano eruption?
Most explosive volcanoes are stratovolcanoes, also called composite volcanoes.
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.
Can non explosive volcanoes have pyroclastic flows?
The answer is Explosive . It is explosive because during a explosive eruption there are clouds of ash, gas , and rock , and with a pyroclastic flow there is dust and ash . there for the answer must be explosive .
Does mount mayon have quiet eruption or explosive eruption?
its like josephs farts explosive!
What type of eruption did Mt erebus have?
It had an eruption like explosive diarrhea.
What a shield volcanoes eruption is like?
It is very explosive.
Use a straw to blow bubbles in a milkshake what type of eruption is this most like?
an explosive eruption
What about magma affects how explosive an eruption will be?
The composition of the magma affects how explosive a volcanic eruption will be.
Is the 1902 eruption of mt pelee non explosive or explosive?
explosive
Was Diamond Peak an explosive or quiet eruption?
explosive
What was kilaueas most violent eruption?
There are several contenders for the most violent eruption of Kilauea, however they were all before recorded records on the island and have only been able to be extrapolated from the evidence left on the volcano. The one that is most understood of the explosive eruptions was the 1924. This explosive eruption from the summit caldera was most likely caused by a shallow interaction of super heated magma and ground water, as the caldera in that time was much deeper and the water table was a litle higher. This combination of a high water table and a deep caldera make Kiluaea prone to steam driven explosions from the summit. The Smithsonian Institute of Global Vlcanism has this eruption rated as a V.E.I. - 2. The eruptive column from the summit reached the altitude of the 1980 Mt. St. Helens eruption. Another contender for the largest explosive eruption took place in or around 1790. This eruption was like the 1924 eruption driven by water and magma interaction, but seemd to be significantly more powerful. However without further evidence the true power and nature of the eruption will not be understood. Smithsonian Institute of Global Volcanism has the eruption rated at a V.E.I. - 4.
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 the eruption of Fuego gentle or explosive?
The eruption that occurs at fuego is explosive with lava flows
Why do volcanoes get lower?
In an explosive eruption, the summit may be blasted away. In large eruptions, so much magma may be erupted that a volcano can collapse into the space left behind, leaving a caldera.
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.
