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For the 21st century, that would be Mount Merapi in Indonesia in 2010 so far.

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Since 1800, the largest number of casualties due to volcanic eruption has been an estimated 92,000 associated with Mount Tambora in Indonesia in 1815.

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The largest number of deaths in recorded history from a volcanic eruption was Mount Tambora in

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