The deadly May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens took the lives of 57 people and leveled hundreds of square miles of forests.
On May 18th 1980.
The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.
Today
18th of May 1980
the eruption of 1951 on a cool summer day in............................... Alaska
The last major eruption in the US was the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington. This eruption resulted in significant damage to the surrounding area and was one of the most destructive volcanic events in US history.
The most devastating eruption was on May 18th 1890.
Mount St. Helens is most notorious for its major 1980 eruption, the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States. Fifty-seven people were killed.
Mt St Helens first erupted on May 18, 1980
About 2 cubic km of material was erupted. About the size of the Mt St Helens eruption in 1980.
57 People died in the eruption.
The 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens was a VEI 5.