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The 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius was estimated to have been a VEI 5.
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What did mount Pinatubos 1991 erution measure at on the Richter scale?
The Richter scale measures earthquakes, not volcanic eruptions. Eruptions are rated on the Volcanic Explosive Index. On this scale, the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo was a VEI 6.
What is mt st Helens volcanic explosivity index?
The famous eruption of Mount st Helens in 1980 was a VEI-5.
On a scale of 1 to 10 what would the St Helens eruption be?
The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, a stratovolcano located in Washington state, in the United States, was a major volcanic eruption. It rated a 5 on the Volcanic Explosice Index, which rates volcanic eruptions from 1-10.
What was the Richter scale for the Kobe earthquake?
It did not have a Richter scale rating. The Richter scale is used to rate earthquakes, not volcanic eruptions. Volcanic eruptions are rated on the Volcanic Explosivity Index. The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo was a VEI 6, described as a colossal eruption.
What the 1951 eruption of Mount Lamington register on the Richter Scale?
Volcanic eruptions don't go by the Richter Scale.. perhaps you are thinking of the VEI (Volcanic Explosivity Index) Scale? If so, the VEI of Mt. Lamington was a level 5.
What is the Volcanic Explosivity Index of Eldfell?
there isn't one
What does the VEI stand for?
It could stand for Volcanic Explosive Index. I describes the force of a volcanic explosion
What does vei represent?
Volcanic Explosivity INdex (VEI)
What scales do volcanoes use?
Volcanic Explotivity Index.... hope this helps!!
What would you use to measure the magnitude of an volcano?
Volcanic Explosivity Index
Was mt pinatubo a category 5?
No. "Category 5" is a rating on a system, used for hurricanes. Mount Pinatubo is a volcano. Volcanoes do not have a rating system but eruptions do: Volcanic Explosivity Index, which ranges from VEI 0 to VEI 8. On this scale the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo was a VEI 6.
What is the Volcano Explosivity Index?
The VEI (Volcano Explosivity Index) rates volcanic eruptions based on the volume of ejected material, the height of the eruption plume, and the time duration of the event. The scale runs from 0 (low volume, non-explosive lava flow) to 8 (mega-colossal volcanic explosion, accompanied by seismic events and/or tsunamis). E.g. Mount St. Helens, 1980, had a VEI of 5. Mount Mazama (an exploded volcano that now forms Crater Lake) erupting around 5600 BC, had a VEI of 7.
