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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.
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What is the rating scale of volcanoes?
The Richter scale which was invented in the 1930s by Dr. Charles Richter, a seismologist at the California Institute of Technology.
What is another name for strato volcano?
A composite volcano or Strata Volcano.
What is a volcano neck?
it was a neck of a volcano
Is mount fuji a cinder cone volcano shield volcano or a composite volcano?
Mount Fuji is a composite volcano.
Name a volcano?
mount etna is a volcano in italy
What would you use to measure the magnitude of an volcano?
Volcanic Explosivity Index
What type of scale is used to measure a volcano?
Volcanoes are measured on the volcano explosivity index. See the link below for more information.
What is the magnitude of nevado del ruiz volcano?
The Richter scale is applied to earthquakes, not volcanoes. The 1985 eruption was a VEI 3 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index.
What is the eruption violence of Santorini volcano?
Catastrophic eruption Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) = 6 - 7 Dense-rock equivalent (DRE) = 60 km3
How do scientists classify volcano eruptions?
Volcanic eruptions are classified on the Volcanic Explosivity index, which is based on parameters such as the amount of material erupted and the height of the eruption column.
The biggst eruption in new zealand history?
this is the biggest volcano eruption in New zealand
What does vei represent?
Volcanic Explosivity INdex (VEI)
What is the Volcanic Explosivity Index of Eldfell?
there isn't one
How do volcanologists tell the difference between an extinct volcano and a dormant one?
explosivity
How violent can a volcano get?
Very. The reports of the blast in which Kraktoa was destroyed are almost beyond belief. And there were larger volcanic blasts in the distant past. Krakatoa was a 6 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index while Tambora was a 7. Need links? You got 'em.
What was the magnitude of the mt st Helens eruption in 1980?
Wikipedia lists its explosive index as 5. Read below for more details about the Volcanic Explosivity Index.
What country is the volcano Nevado del Ruiz in?
I don't know Stratovolcano
