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It depends on what you mean by "break." Many volcanoes are prone to landslides, some of which can be quite large. The largest landslide on record occurred when the entire northern face of Mount St. Helens gave way. It was immediately followed by a catastrophic eruption. Extremely large eruptions can cause a volcano to collapse in on itself, leaving a massive depression called a caldera.

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