Extinct
Volcanoes that have erupted in recent history but are currently inactive are classified as dormant volcanoes. This means that although they are not currently erupting, there is still potential for future volcanic activity.
Mt Warning is a shield volcano in Australia's Tweed Valley. The last time Mt Warning erupted was over 20 million years ago.
Yes, there has never been a 10.0 earthquake recorded in history. The highest recorded earthquake magnitude is 9.5.
No, there has never been a magnitude 10 earthquake recorded in history. The highest recorded earthquake magnitude is 9.5, which occurred in Chile in 1960.
Eyjafjallajökull has erupted twice in recent history - once in 2010 and again in 1821-1823. The 2010 eruption caused widespread disruption to air travel across Europe due to the massive ash cloud it generated.
dormant volcanoes
Volcanoes that have erupted in recent history but are currently inactive are classified as dormant volcanoes. This means that although they are not currently erupting, there is still potential for future volcanic activity.
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An inactive volcano - is one that has not erupted since people started keeping records. There are volcanoes on earth that have never erupted in recorded history. Others have erupted a long time ago (say - more than a hundred years), but they're classed as dormant.
•Volcanoes are found in three different states-•Active which means: Erupted recently and expected to erupt again.•Dormant which is: A volcano which has not erupted in recorded history.•Extinct this means: A volcano which is never going to erupt again.
Mount Mayon in the Philippines first erupted in recorded history in 1616. It is one of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines, with numerous eruptions occurring since then.
A volcano that has erupted at least once during the past 10,000 years is called an active volcano. Active volcanos can be further classified as erupting or dormant. An erupting volcano is an active volcano that is currently having an eruption. A dormant volcano is an active volcano that is not erupting, but that is due to erupt again.
Mt Warning is a shield volcano in Australia's Tweed Valley. The last time Mt Warning erupted was over 20 million years ago.
The top five deadliest volcanoes in recorded history are Mount Tambora in Indonesia, which erupted in 1815 killing an estimated 71,000 people; Krakatoa in Indonesia, which erupted in 1883 causing at least 36,000 deaths; Mount Pelee in Martinique, which erupted in 1902 resulting in approximately 30,000 fatalities; Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia, which erupted in 1985 causing around 23,000 deaths; and Mount Unzen in Japan, which erupted in 1792 resulting in around 15,000 fatalities.
No one knows, it has not erupted in recorded history
erupted
Mount Etna has erupted hundreds of times before 1669, with recorded eruptions dating back to at least 1500 BC. It is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, constantly erupting throughout history.