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There were no lava flows associated with the 1980 eruption. The eruption instead produced a massive eruption column and pyroclastic flows. This eruption lasted for 10 hours. A series of smaller explosive and dome-building eruptions continued from six years.
Although minor steam explosions may have occurred in 1898, 1903, and 1921, Mount St. Helens gave little or no evidence of being a volcanic hazard for more than a century after its eruption in 1857.
Some of the immediate responses to the Mt St Helens eruption in 1980 were....Mobilising helicopters to search and rescue those in the vicinity of the catastrophic blast.People setting up emergency tretment in nearby towns as they were closer thn having to go to the hospitalsFace masks were sent from the US when they all ran out. President Carter sent 2 million more over.Read more: What_are_the_immediate_responses_to_mt_st_helens
Mt. St. Helens has had several different styles of eruptions through its history. The types of eruptions vary from explosive to dome building. The explosive history of Mt. St. Helens is relatively well known from the May 18, 1980 eruption that captured world attention at the time. The eruption style was typical of this volcano, pyroclastic flows and lahars were both generated. The flank collapse was more than likely a result of the earthquake under the flank at the time, and is believed to have been the trigger of the eruption itself. Dome building eruptions have been the most common types of eruptions since the 1980 explosive eruption. There have been several lava domes generated since the summit eruption that generated the crater. Although they have not been witnessed in historical time, Mt. St. Helens does have a history of passive lava eruptions out of flank vents. This type of eruption although it hasn't been witnessed in a rather long time, it is believed that these types of eruptions have been just as common if not more common than the explosive eruptions we have seen in historical times.
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There were no lava flows associated with the 1980 eruption. The eruption instead produced a massive eruption column and pyroclastic flows. This eruption lasted for 10 hours. A series of smaller explosive and dome-building eruptions continued from six years.
Although minor steam explosions may have occurred in 1898, 1903, and 1921, Mount St. Helens gave little or no evidence of being a volcanic hazard for more than a century after its eruption in 1857.
for its deadly eruption a long time ago
Some of the immediate responses to the Mt St Helens eruption in 1980 were....Mobilising helicopters to search and rescue those in the vicinity of the catastrophic blast.People setting up emergency tretment in nearby towns as they were closer thn having to go to the hospitalsFace masks were sent from the US when they all ran out. President Carter sent 2 million more over.Read more: What_are_the_immediate_responses_to_mt_st_helens
Mt. St. Helens has had several different styles of eruptions through its history. The types of eruptions vary from explosive to dome building. The explosive history of Mt. St. Helens is relatively well known from the May 18, 1980 eruption that captured world attention at the time. The eruption style was typical of this volcano, pyroclastic flows and lahars were both generated. The flank collapse was more than likely a result of the earthquake under the flank at the time, and is believed to have been the trigger of the eruption itself. Dome building eruptions have been the most common types of eruptions since the 1980 explosive eruption. There have been several lava domes generated since the summit eruption that generated the crater. Although they have not been witnessed in historical time, Mt. St. Helens does have a history of passive lava eruptions out of flank vents. This type of eruption although it hasn't been witnessed in a rather long time, it is believed that these types of eruptions have been just as common if not more common than the explosive eruptions we have seen in historical times.
If you're talking about mt st Helens then it last erupted on 1st October 2004, but it is most notorious for its catastrophic eruption on 18th May 1980 at 8:32 am. So about 7 years. =)
Mount St. Helens began forming around 40,000 to 50,000 years ago after a series of eruptions that built up the edifice. The volcano was an active part of the Cascade Range until its catastrophic eruption in 1980. However, the actual formation process spanned thousands of years.
Although minor steam explosions may have occurred in 1898, 1903, and 1921, Mount St. Helens gave little or no evidence of being a volcanic hazard for more than a century after its eruption in 1857.
Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is 96 miles south of Seattle and 50 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon. The eruption was the only significant one to occur in the contiguous 48 U.S. states since the 1915 eruption of California's Lassen Peak. That eruption disrupted the lives of thousands and changed more than 200 square miles of rich forest into a grey, lifeless landscape. The eruption was triggered by a 5.1 earthquake centered beneath the mountain.
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An extinct volcano has not had an eruption for at least 10,000 years and is not expected to erupt again in a comparable time scale of the future